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#026498 color: Craving Cobalt

#026498 is rgb(2, 100, 152) in RGB and oklch(48.203% 0.11342 241.887) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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201°
100%

48.2%
0.113
242°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.40:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.28:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #026498

#026498 is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 48.2% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 242°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast and black text 3.28:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Craving Cobalt (#016496). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #026498 mixed with white

  1. 026498
  2. 2d73a3
  3. 4782ad
  4. 5e91b8
  5. 75a1c2
  6. 8cb0cc
  7. a3c0d7
  8. b9cfe1
  9. d0dfeb
  10. e8eff5

Darker: #026498 mixed with black

  1. 026498
  2. 015684
  3. 014870
  4. 013b5c
  5. 002e4a
  6. 002238
  7. 001627
  8. 000b17
  9. 000308
  10. 000001

Calmer: #026498 with less saturation

  1. 026498
  2. 1a6492
  3. 27648d
  4. 316387
  5. 396381
  6. 41627c
  7. 476276
  8. 4d6170
  9. 53606a
  10. 595f64

Questions about #026498

What color is #026498?

#026498 is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Craving Cobalt. In RGB it is rgb(2, 100, 152), in HSL hsl(200.8, 97.4%, 30.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.203% 0.11342 241.887).

What colors go well with #026498?

The complementary color of #026498 is #8a4c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006c80 and #48589e. The triadic partners are #903f59 and #546708.

Is white or black text more readable on #026498?

White text reads better on #026498: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and black gives 3.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #026498 a warm or cool color?

#026498 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 242 degrees, its lightness 48.2% and its chroma 0.113.