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#293a8a color: Navy Seal

#293a8a is rgb(41, 58, 138) in RGB and oklch(38.459% 0.13446 269.865) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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229°
100%

38.5%
0.134
270°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.16:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.07:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #293a8a

#293a8a is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 38.5% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 270°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.16:1 contrast and black text 2.07:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Navy Seal (#253a91). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #293a8a mixed with white

  1. 293a8a
  2. 3b4e97
  3. 4d61a3
  4. 6174af
  5. 7687bb
  6. 8b9bc7
  7. a2aed2
  8. b8c2de
  9. cfd6e9
  10. e7eaf4

Darker: #293a8a mixed with black

  1. 293a8a
  2. 223177
  3. 1c2865
  4. 152053
  5. 0f1842
  6. 091032
  7. 050922
  8. 020414
  9. 010107
  10. 000001

Calmer: #293a8a with less saturation

  1. 293a8a
  2. 2b3c83
  3. 2e3e7c
  4. 303f75
  5. 33406f
  6. 354168
  7. 384261
  8. 3b435a
  9. 3e4352
  10. 41434b

Questions about #293a8a

What color is #293a8a?

#293a8a is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Navy Seal. In RGB it is rgb(41, 58, 138), in HSL hsl(229.48, 54.19%, 35.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.459% 0.13446 269.865).

What colors go well with #293a8a?

The complementary color of #293a8a is #584000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00497a and #502c7f. The triadic partners are #7c1910 and #005614.

Is white or black text more readable on #293a8a?

White text reads better on #293a8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and black gives 2.07:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #293a8a a warm or cool color?

#293a8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 270 degrees, its lightness 38.5% and its chroma 0.134.