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#4290ea color: Oregon Blue

#4290ea is rgb(66, 144, 234) in RGB and oklch(64.767% 0.15526 253.981) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

64.8%
0.155
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • blue-400
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.28:1Hard to read
Lc -65
Black text
6.41:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #4290ea

#4290ea is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 64.8% lightness, 0.155 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.28:1 contrast and black text 6.41:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Oregon Blue (#448ee4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-400.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #4290ea mixed with white

  1. 4290ea
  2. 579ced
  3. 6ba7f0
  4. 7eb2f3
  5. 90bef5
  6. a3c9f7
  7. b5d4f9
  8. c8dffb
  9. dae9fd
  10. ecf4fe

Darker: #4290ea mixed with black

  1. 4290ea
  2. 387dcb
  3. 2f6aae
  4. 255791
  5. 1c4575
  6. 14345a
  7. 0b2441
  8. 051529
  9. 010713
  10. 000103

Calmer: #4290ea with less saturation

  1. 4290ea
  2. 4c91e1
  3. 5591d8
  4. 5e91cf
  5. 6691c6
  6. 6d91bd
  7. 7491b4
  8. 7b90ab
  9. 8290a2
  10. 888f98

Questions about #4290ea

What color is #4290ea?

#4290ea is bright blue. The closest named color is Oregon Blue. In RGB it is rgb(66, 144, 234), in HSL hsl(212.14, 80%, 58.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.767% 0.15526 253.981).

What colors go well with #4290ea?

The complementary color of #4290ea is #c57c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009fce and #857ee9. The triadic partners are #dc6071 and #65a234.

Is white or black text more readable on #4290ea?

Black text reads better on #4290ea: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and black gives 6.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4290ea a warm or cool color?

#4290ea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 64.8% and its chroma 0.155.