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#4280cd color: Worn Denim

#4280cd is rgb(66, 128, 205) in RGB and oklch(59.539% 0.13459 255.054) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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213°
100%

59.5%
0.135
255°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.04:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.20:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #4280cd

#4280cd is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 59.5% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 255°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.04:1 contrast and black text 5.2:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Worn Denim (#4282c6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #4280cd mixed with white

  1. 4280cd
  2. 568dd3
  3. 699ad8
  4. 7ba6de
  5. 8eb3e3
  6. a0c0e8
  7. b3cced
  8. c6d9f2
  9. d9e6f6
  10. ecf2fb

Darker: #4280cd mixed with black

  1. 4280cd
  2. 386eb2
  3. 2f5d98
  4. 254d7e
  5. 1c3d66
  6. 142e4e
  7. 0b1f38
  8. 051223
  9. 01060f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #4280cd with less saturation

  1. 4280cd
  2. 4a80c5
  3. 5181be
  4. 5781b6
  5. 5e81af
  6. 6481a7
  7. 69819f
  8. 6f8097
  9. 74808f
  10. 7a7f87

Questions about #4280cd

What color is #4280cd?

#4280cd is soft blue. The closest named color is Worn Denim. In RGB it is rgb(66, 128, 205), in HSL hsl(213.24, 58.16%, 53.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.539% 0.13459 255.054).

What colors go well with #4280cd?

The complementary color of #4280cd is #ad7100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008ebb and #7871cb. The triadic partners are #c15965 and #5a9037.

Is white or black text more readable on #4280cd?

White text reads better on #4280cd: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and black gives 5.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4280cd a warm or cool color?

#4280cd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 255 degrees, its lightness 59.5% and its chroma 0.135.