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#2a476d color: Pretty Twilight Night

#2a476d is rgb(42, 71, 109) in RGB and oklch(39.398% 0.07374 255.711) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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214°
100%

39.4%
0.074
256°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • sky-900
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.46:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.22:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #2a476d

#2a476d is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 39.4% lightness, 0.074 chroma and a hue of 256°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.46:1 contrast and black text 2.22:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Pretty Twilight Night (#254770). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2a476d mixed with white

  1. 2a476d
  2. 3d587b
  3. 516989
  4. 657b98
  5. 7a8da6
  6. 8f9fb5
  7. a4b2c3
  8. bac4d2
  9. d1d8e1
  10. e8ebf0

Darker: #2a476d mixed with black

  1. 2a476d
  2. 233d5e
  3. 1c324f
  4. 162841
  5. 101f33
  6. 0a1626
  7. 050d19
  8. 02060d
  9. 010204
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2a476d with less saturation

  1. 2a476d
  2. 2d4769
  3. 304765
  4. 334762
  5. 36475e
  6. 39475a
  7. 3c4756
  8. 3e4752
  9. 41474e
  10. 43464a

Questions about #2a476d

What color is #2a476d?

#2a476d is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Pretty Twilight Night. In RGB it is rgb(42, 71, 109), in HSL hsl(214.03, 44.37%, 29.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.398% 0.07374 255.711).

What colors go well with #2a476d?

The complementary color of #2a476d is #5d400f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #034e64 and #43406c. The triadic partners are #683439 and #344f25.

Is white or black text more readable on #2a476d?

White text reads better on #2a476d: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and black gives 2.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2a476d a warm or cool color?

#2a476d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 256 degrees, its lightness 39.4% and its chroma 0.074.