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#2a4576 color: Monaco Blue

#2a4576 is rgb(42, 69, 118) in RGB and oklch(39.474% 0.08961 261.414) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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219°
100%

39.5%
0.090
261°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • sky-900
  • Black 54%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.50:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.21:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #2a4576

#2a4576 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 39.5% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 261°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast and black text 2.21:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Monaco Blue (#274376). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2a4576 mixed with white

  1. 2a4576
  2. 3d5684
  3. 506891
  4. 657a9f
  5. 798cac
  6. 8e9eba
  7. a4b1c8
  8. bac4d6
  9. d1d7e3
  10. e8ebf1

Darker: #2a4576 mixed with black

  1. 2a4576
  2. 233b66
  3. 1c3156
  4. 162747
  5. 101e38
  6. 0a1529
  7. 050c1c
  8. 02050f
  9. 010205
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2a4576 with less saturation

  1. 2a4576
  2. 2d4571
  3. 30466d
  4. 334668
  5. 364663
  6. 39475f
  7. 3c475a
  8. 3e4755
  9. 414750
  10. 44464b

Questions about #2a4576

What color is #2a4576?

#2a4576 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Monaco Blue. In RGB it is rgb(42, 69, 118), in HSL hsl(218.68, 47.5%, 31.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.474% 0.08961 261.414).

What colors go well with #2a4576?

The complementary color of #2a4576 is #5e4000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004e6d and #473c72. The triadic partners are #6f3030 and #285222.

Is white or black text more readable on #2a4576?

White text reads better on #2a4576: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and black gives 2.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2a4576 a warm or cool color?

#2a4576 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 261 degrees, its lightness 39.5% and its chroma 0.09.