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#023a50 color: Gibraltar Sea

#023a50 is rgb(2, 58, 80) in RGB and oklch(32.732% 0.06515 231.591) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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197°
100%

32.7%
0.065
232°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Graphite
  • cyan-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.18:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.72:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #023a50

#023a50 is a soft dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 32.7% lightness, 0.065 chroma and a hue of 232°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.18:1 contrast and black text 1.72:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Gibraltar Sea (#133a54). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-950.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #023a50 mixed with white

  1. 023a50
  2. 214c60
  3. 395e71
  4. 507182
  5. 688493
  6. 8097a4
  7. 98abb6
  8. b1c0c8
  9. cbd4da
  10. e5eaec

Darker: #023a50 mixed with black

  1. 023a50
  2. 013144
  3. 012839
  4. 01202e
  5. 001824
  6. 00101a
  7. 000910
  8. 000407
  9. 000102
  10. 000000

Calmer: #023a50 with less saturation

  1. 023a50
  2. 0c3a4d
  3. 14394b
  4. 1a3948
  5. 1f3845
  6. 233843
  7. 273740
  8. 2b373d
  9. 2e363a
  10. 313537

Questions about #023a50

What color is #023a50?

#023a50 is soft dark sky blue. The closest named color is Gibraltar Sea. In RGB it is rgb(2, 58, 80), in HSL hsl(196.92, 95.12%, 16.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.732% 0.06515 231.591).

What colors go well with #023a50?

The complementary color of #023a50 is #4f2a12. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #003e43 and #213456. The triadic partners are #4d2638 and #363808.

Is white or black text more readable on #023a50?

White text reads better on #023a50: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 and black gives 1.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #023a50 a warm or cool color?

#023a50 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 232 degrees, its lightness 32.7% and its chroma 0.065.