Skip to the color picker

#02508d color: Lapis Blue

#02508d is rgb(2, 80, 141) in RGB and oklch(42.529% 0.12038 250.373) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

206°
100%

42.5%
0.120
250°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • sky-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.29:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.53:1Hard to read
Lc 16

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #02508d

#02508d is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 42.5% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.29:1 contrast and black text 2.53:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lapis Blue (#00508d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #02508d mixed with white

  1. 02508d
  2. 276199
  3. 4072a5
  4. 5883b0
  5. 6f94bc
  6. 86a6c7
  7. 9eb7d3
  8. b6c9de
  9. cedbe9
  10. e6edf4

Darker: #02508d mixed with black

  1. 02508d
  2. 01447a
  3. 013967
  4. 012e55
  5. 002444
  6. 001a33
  7. 001023
  8. 000714
  9. 000207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #02508d with less saturation

  1. 02508d
  2. 145087
  3. 1f5181
  4. 27517b
  5. 2e5175
  6. 34516e
  7. 3a5168
  8. 405062
  9. 45505c
  10. 4a4f55

Questions about #02508d

What color is #02508d?

#02508d is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Lapis Blue. In RGB it is rgb(2, 80, 141), in HSL hsl(206.33, 97.2%, 28.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.529% 0.12038 250.373).

What colors go well with #02508d?

The complementary color of #02508d is #744100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005a74 and #44438e. The triadic partners are #832b3f and #375b00.

Is white or black text more readable on #02508d?

White text reads better on #02508d: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and black gives 2.53:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #02508d a warm or cool color?

#02508d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 42.5% and its chroma 0.12.