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#294b76 color: Sapphire Earrings

#294b76 is rgb(41, 75, 118) in RGB and oklch(40.875% 0.0829 255.145) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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214°
100%

40.9%
0.083
255°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • sky-900
  • Black 54%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.89:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.36:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #294b76

#294b76 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 40.9% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 255°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.89:1 contrast and black text 2.36:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sapphire Earrings (#284b75). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #294b76 mixed with white

  1. 294b76
  2. 3d5c83
  3. 516d91
  4. 657e9f
  5. 7a90ac
  6. 8fa2ba
  7. a4b4c8
  8. bac6d5
  9. d1d9e3
  10. e8ecf1

Darker: #294b76 mixed with black

  1. 294b76
  2. 224066
  3. 1c3556
  4. 152b47
  5. 0f2138
  6. 091729
  7. 050e1c
  8. 02060f
  9. 010205
  10. 000001

Calmer: #294b76 with less saturation

  1. 294b76
  2. 2d4b72
  3. 314b6d
  4. 344b69
  5. 384b65
  6. 3b4b60
  7. 3e4b5c
  8. 414b58
  9. 444b53
  10. 474a4f

Questions about #294b76

What color is #294b76?

#294b76 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Sapphire Earrings. In RGB it is rgb(41, 75, 118), in HSL hsl(213.51, 48.43%, 31.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.875% 0.0829 255.145).

What colors go well with #294b76?

The complementary color of #294b76 is #644206. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00536c and #464375. The triadic partners are #70353b and #355423.

Is white or black text more readable on #294b76?

White text reads better on #294b76: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and black gives 2.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #294b76 a warm or cool color?

#294b76 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 255 degrees, its lightness 40.9% and its chroma 0.083.