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#2952ae color: The Blues Brothers

#2952ae is rgb(41, 82, 174) in RGB and oklch(46.397% 0.15445 263.475) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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222°
100%

46.4%
0.154
263°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • blue-800
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.21:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.91:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #2952ae

#2952ae is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 46.4% lightness, 0.154 chroma and a hue of 263°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.21:1 contrast and black text 2.91:1, 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: #2952ae mixed with white

  1. 2952ae
  2. 3d64b7
  3. 5175c0
  4. 6586c9
  5. 7a97d1
  6. 8fa8da
  7. a5bae2
  8. bbcbe9
  9. d1dcf1
  10. e8edf8

Darker: #2952ae mixed with black

  1. 2952ae
  2. 224697
  3. 1c3b80
  4. 152f6a
  5. 0f2555
  6. 091a41
  7. 05112e
  8. 02081c
  9. 01020b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2952ae with less saturation

  1. 2952ae
  2. 2e54a6
  3. 34559d
  4. 395795
  5. 3e588d
  6. 425885
  7. 47597c
  8. 4c5974
  9. 50596b
  10. 555962

Questions about #2952ae

What color is #2952ae?

#2952ae is soft dark blue. The closest named color is The Blues Brothers. In RGB it is rgb(41, 82, 174), in HSL hsl(221.5, 61.86%, 42.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.397% 0.15445 263.475).

What colors go well with #2952ae?

The complementary color of #2952ae is #775100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006291 and #6041a6. The triadic partners are #9d272c and #006d0b.

Is white or black text more readable on #2952ae?

White text reads better on #2952ae: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and black gives 2.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2952ae a warm or cool color?

#2952ae is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 263 degrees, its lightness 46.4% and its chroma 0.154.