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#2a4682 color: Florida Waters

#2a4682 is rgb(42, 70, 130) in RGB and oklch(40.523% 0.10636 263.547) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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221°
100%

40.5%
0.106
264°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • sky-900
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.14:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.30:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #2a4682

#2a4682 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 40.5% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 264°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.14:1 contrast and black text 2.3:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Florida Waters (#2a4983). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2a4682 mixed with white

  1. 2a4682
  2. 3d588f
  3. 50699b
  4. 647ba8
  5. 798db5
  6. 8ea0c1
  7. a4b2ce
  8. bac5da
  9. d1d8e6
  10. e8ebf3

Darker: #2a4682 mixed with black

  1. 2a4682
  2. 233c70
  3. 1c325f
  4. 16284e
  5. 101e3e
  6. 0a152f
  7. 050d20
  8. 020512
  9. 010206
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2a4682 with less saturation

  1. 2a4682
  2. 2d477c
  3. 314877
  4. 344871
  5. 37496c
  6. 3a4966
  7. 3d4961
  8. 40495b
  9. 434955
  10. 46494f

Questions about #2a4682

What color is #2a4682?

#2a4682 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Florida Waters. In RGB it is rgb(42, 70, 130), in HSL hsl(220.91, 51.16%, 33.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.523% 0.10636 263.547).

What colors go well with #2a4682?

The complementary color of #2a4682 is #634200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005179 and #4d3b7c. The triadic partners are #782d2c and #1d571e.

Is white or black text more readable on #2a4682?

White text reads better on #2a4682: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and black gives 2.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2a4682 a warm or cool color?

#2a4682 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 264 degrees, its lightness 40.5% and its chroma 0.106.