#279BEE Hex Color
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#279bee is a hex color. It can be described as saturated, strong, lush, ablaze, beaming, bold, brilliant, flamboyant, vibrant, vivid, loud, fairly saturated, bright, cold, cool, blue and blueish. It is a shade of blue. The hex code is #279bee.
Questions about #279bee
What is #279bee in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #279bee is rgb(39, 155, 238), in HSL hsl(205, 85%, 54%) and in CMYK 84%, 35%, 0%, 7%. Browse more shades of blue with names and hex codes.
Is #279bee readable on white or black?
#279bee has a 2.99:1 contrast ratio on white and 7.00:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.