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#295496 color: Insignia

#295496 is rgb(41, 84, 150) in RGB and oklch(45.09% 0.1183 258.802) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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216°
100%

45.1%
0.118
259°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • sky-800
  • Black 41%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.49:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.80:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #295496

#295496 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 45.1% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 259°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.49:1 contrast and black text 2.8:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Insignia (#285294). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #295496 mixed with white

  1. 295496
  2. 3e65a1
  3. 5275ac
  4. 6686b7
  5. 7b97c1
  6. 90a8cc
  7. a6b9d6
  8. bbcae1
  9. d2dceb
  10. e8edf5

Darker: #295496 mixed with black

  1. 295496
  2. 224882
  3. 1c3c6e
  4. 15315b
  5. 0f2649
  6. 091b37
  7. 051126
  8. 020816
  9. 010208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #295496 with less saturation

  1. 295496
  2. 2e5590
  3. 345589
  4. 385683
  5. 3d567d
  6. 415676
  7. 465670
  8. 4a566a
  9. 4e5663
  10. 52565c

Questions about #295496

What color is #295496?

#295496 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Insignia. In RGB it is rgb(41, 84, 150), in HSL hsl(216.33, 57.07%, 37.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.09% 0.1183 258.802).

What colors go well with #295496?

The complementary color of #295496 is #764c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005f86 and #554892. The triadic partners are #8b343b and #2f641c.

Is white or black text more readable on #295496?

White text reads better on #295496: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and black gives 2.8:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #295496 a warm or cool color?

#295496 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 259 degrees, its lightness 45.1% and its chroma 0.118.