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#02496a color: Adriatic

#02496a is rgb(2, 73, 106) in RGB and oklch(38.435% 0.08312 237.182) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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199°
100%

38.4%
0.083
237°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • sky-900
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.71:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.16:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #02496a

#02496a is a soft dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 38.4% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 237°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.71:1 contrast and black text 2.16:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Adriatic (#014a69). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-900.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #02496a mixed with white

  1. 02496a
  2. 255a78
  3. 3e6b87
  4. 567d95
  5. 6d8ea4
  6. 84a0b3
  7. 9cb3c2
  8. b4c5d1
  9. cdd8e0
  10. e6ecf0

Darker: #02496a mixed with black

  1. 02496a
  2. 013e5b
  3. 01344d
  4. 012a3f
  5. 002031
  6. 001724
  7. 000e18
  8. 00060d
  9. 000204
  10. 000000

Calmer: #02496a with less saturation

  1. 02496a
  2. 114966
  3. 1b4863
  4. 22485f
  5. 28485b
  6. 2e4757
  7. 334653
  8. 37464f
  9. 3b454b
  10. 404447

Questions about #02496a

What color is #02496a?

#02496a is soft dark sky blue. The closest named color is Adriatic. In RGB it is rgb(2, 73, 106), in HSL hsl(199.04, 96.3%, 21.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.435% 0.08312 237.182).

What colors go well with #02496a?

The complementary color of #02496a is #64360e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004f5a and #304170. The triadic partners are #662f44 and #414909.

Is white or black text more readable on #02496a?

White text reads better on #02496a: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and black gives 2.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #02496a a warm or cool color?

#02496a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 237 degrees, its lightness 38.4% and its chroma 0.083.