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#02496f color: Broadwater Blue

#02496f is rgb(2, 73, 111) in RGB and oklch(38.742% 0.08907 240.919) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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201°
100%

38.7%
0.089
241°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • sky-900
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.61:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.19:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #02496f

#02496f is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 38.7% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 241°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.61:1 contrast and black text 2.19:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Broadwater Blue (#034a71). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-900.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #02496f mixed with white

  1. 02496f
  2. 255a7d
  3. 3e6b8b
  4. 567d99
  5. 6d8fa8
  6. 84a1b6
  7. 9cb3c4
  8. b4c6d3
  9. cdd8e2
  10. e6ecf0

Darker: #02496f mixed with black

  1. 02496f
  2. 013e60
  3. 013451
  4. 012a42
  5. 002034
  6. 001727
  7. 000e1a
  8. 00060e
  9. 000204
  10. 000001

Calmer: #02496f with less saturation

  1. 02496f
  2. 11496b
  3. 1b4967
  4. 224863
  5. 28485e
  6. 2e485a
  7. 334756
  8. 384652
  9. 3c464d
  10. 404549

Questions about #02496f

What color is #02496f?

#02496f is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Broadwater Blue. In RGB it is rgb(2, 73, 111), in HSL hsl(200.92, 96.46%, 22.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.742% 0.08907 240.919).

What colors go well with #02496f?

The complementary color of #02496f is #663701. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00505e and #334074. The triadic partners are #692d41 and #3e4b06.

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

White text reads better on #02496f: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and black gives 2.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #02496f a warm or cool color?

#02496f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 241 degrees, its lightness 38.7% and its chroma 0.089.