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#2649aa color: The Blues Brothers

#2649aa is rgb(38, 73, 170) in RGB and oklch(44.08% 0.16106 265.217) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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224°
100%

44.1%
0.161
265°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-800
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.03:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.62:1Hard to read
Lc 17

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About #2649aa

#2649aa is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 44.1% lightness, 0.161 chroma and a hue of 265°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.03:1 contrast and black text 2.62:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is The Blues Brothers (#214daa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2649aa mixed with white

  1. 2649aa
  2. 395cb4
  3. 4d6ebd
  4. 6280c6
  5. 7792cf
  6. 8ca4d8
  7. a2b6e0
  8. b9c8e8
  9. d0daf0
  10. e7edf8

Darker: #2649aa mixed with black

  1. 2649aa
  2. 203e93
  3. 19347d
  4. 132a68
  5. 0d2053
  6. 08173f
  7. 040e2d
  8. 02061b
  9. 01020b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2649aa with less saturation

  1. 2649aa
  2. 2b4ba2
  3. 2f4d99
  4. 344f90
  5. 385088
  6. 3d517f
  7. 415277
  8. 46526e
  9. 4a5365
  10. 4e535c

Questions about #2649aa

What color is #2649aa?

#2649aa is soft dark blue. The closest named color is The Blues Brothers. In RGB it is rgb(38, 73, 170), in HSL hsl(224.09, 63.46%, 40.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.08% 0.16106 265.217).

What colors go well with #2649aa?

The complementary color of #2649aa is #6e4c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005a8a and #5c37a0. The triadic partners are #98191f and #006800.

Is white or black text more readable on #2649aa?

White text reads better on #2649aa: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and black gives 2.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2649aa a warm or cool color?

#2649aa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 265 degrees, its lightness 44.1% and its chroma 0.161.