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#244b85 color: Florida Waters

#244b85 is rgb(36, 75, 133) in RGB and oklch(41.615% 0.10671 258.297) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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216°
100%

41.6%
0.107
258°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • sky-900
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.68:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.42:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #244b85

#244b85 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 41.6% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 258°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.68:1 contrast and black text 2.42:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Florida Waters (#2a4983). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #244b85 mixed with white

  1. 244b85
  2. 395c91
  3. 4d6d9e
  4. 627faa
  5. 7791b6
  6. 8da2c3
  7. a3b4cf
  8. b9c7db
  9. d0d9e7
  10. e7ecf3

Darker: #244b85 mixed with black

  1. 244b85
  2. 1e4073
  3. 183561
  4. 122b50
  5. 0c2140
  6. 071730
  7. 040e21
  8. 020613
  9. 000206
  10. 000001

Calmer: #244b85 with less saturation

  1. 244b85
  2. 294c7f
  3. 2e4c7a
  4. 324c74
  5. 364d6f
  6. 3a4d69
  7. 3e4d63
  8. 414d5e
  9. 454d58
  10. 484c52

Questions about #244b85

What color is #244b85?

#244b85 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Florida Waters. In RGB it is rgb(36, 75, 133), in HSL hsl(215.88, 57.4%, 33.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.615% 0.10671 258.297).

What colors go well with #244b85?

The complementary color of #244b85 is #6b4300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005578 and #4b4082. The triadic partners are #7c2f35 and #2b5919.

Is white or black text more readable on #244b85?

White text reads better on #244b85: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and black gives 2.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #244b85 a warm or cool color?

#244b85 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 258 degrees, its lightness 41.6% and its chroma 0.107.