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#2a4586 color: Pacific Navy

#2a4586 is rgb(42, 69, 134) in RGB and oklch(40.581% 0.11362 264.834) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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222°
100%

40.6%
0.114
265°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.15:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.29:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #2a4586

#2a4586 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 40.6% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 265°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.15:1 contrast and black text 2.29:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Pacific Navy (#25488a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2a4586 mixed with white

  1. 2a4586
  2. 3d5793
  3. 50699f
  4. 647bab
  5. 798db7
  6. 8e9fc4
  7. a4b2d0
  8. bac5dc
  9. d0d8e7
  10. e8ebf3

Darker: #2a4586 mixed with black

  1. 2a4586
  2. 233b74
  3. 1c3162
  4. 162751
  5. 101e40
  6. 0a1530
  7. 050c21
  8. 020513
  9. 010206
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2a4586 with less saturation

  1. 2a4586
  2. 2d4680
  3. 31477a
  4. 344874
  5. 37486e
  6. 3a4968
  7. 3d4962
  8. 40495c
  9. 434956
  10. 464950

Questions about #2a4586

What color is #2a4586?

#2a4586 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Pacific Navy. In RGB it is rgb(42, 69, 134), in HSL hsl(222.39, 52.27%, 34.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.581% 0.11362 264.834).

What colors go well with #2a4586?

The complementary color of #2a4586 is #624300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00507c and #4f397f. The triadic partners are #7b2a28 and #14581c.

Is white or black text more readable on #2a4586?

White text reads better on #2a4586: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and black gives 2.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2a4586 a warm or cool color?

#2a4586 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 265 degrees, its lightness 40.6% and its chroma 0.114.