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#294d68 color: Singing the Blues

#294d68 is rgb(41, 77, 104) in RGB and oklch(40.58% 0.06177 242.743) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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206°
100%

40.6%
0.062
243°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • cyan-900
  • Black 59%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.91:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.36:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #294d68

#294d68 is a soft dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 40.6% lightness, 0.062 chroma and a hue of 243°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.91:1 contrast and black text 2.36:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Singing the Blues (#2b4d68). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-900.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #294d68 mixed with white

  1. 294d68
  2. 3d5d76
  3. 516e85
  4. 657f94
  5. 7a90a2
  6. 8fa2b1
  7. a5b4c1
  8. bbc6d0
  9. d1d9df
  10. e8ecef

Darker: #294d68 mixed with black

  1. 294d68
  2. 224259
  3. 1c374b
  4. 152c3e
  5. 0f2230
  6. 091824
  7. 050f18
  8. 02070c
  9. 010204
  10. 000000

Calmer: #294d68 with less saturation

  1. 294d68
  2. 2d4d65
  3. 314c62
  4. 344c5f
  5. 384c5c
  6. 3b4b59
  7. 3e4b56
  8. 414b53
  9. 444a50
  10. 464a4c

Questions about #294d68

What color is #294d68?

#294d68 is soft dark sky blue. The closest named color is Singing the Blues. In RGB it is rgb(41, 77, 104), in HSL hsl(205.71, 43.45%, 28.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.58% 0.06177 242.743).

What colors go well with #294d68?

The complementary color of #294d68 is #614124. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #16525d and #3e476b. The triadic partners are #653b46 and #434f28.

Is white or black text more readable on #294d68?

White text reads better on #294d68: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and black gives 2.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #294d68 a warm or cool color?

#294d68 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 243 degrees, its lightness 40.6% and its chroma 0.062.