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#2a478d color: Pacific Navy

#2a478d is rgb(42, 71, 141) in RGB and oklch(41.544% 0.12132 264.721) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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222°
100%

41.5%
0.121
265°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.81:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.38:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #2a478d

#2a478d is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 41.5% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 265°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.81:1 contrast and black text 2.38:1, 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: #2a478d mixed with white

  1. 2a478d
  2. 3d5999
  3. 506ba5
  4. 647db1
  5. 798fbc
  6. 8ea1c8
  7. a4b3d3
  8. bac6de
  9. d1d9e9
  10. e8ecf4

Darker: #2a478d mixed with black

  1. 2a478d
  2. 233d7a
  3. 1c3267
  4. 162855
  5. 101f44
  6. 0a1633
  7. 050d23
  8. 020614
  9. 010207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2a478d with less saturation

  1. 2a478d
  2. 2e4887
  3. 314980
  4. 354a7a
  5. 384b74
  6. 3b4b6d
  7. 3f4c67
  8. 424c60
  9. 454c59
  10. 494c53

Questions about #2a478d

What color is #2a478d?

#2a478d is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Pacific Navy. In RGB it is rgb(42, 71, 141), in HSL hsl(222.42, 54.1%, 35.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.544% 0.12132 264.721).

What colors go well with #2a478d?

The complementary color of #2a478d is #664500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00537f and #523b86. The triadic partners are #812928 and #105c1a.

Is white or black text more readable on #2a478d?

White text reads better on #2a478d: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and black gives 2.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2a478d a warm or cool color?

#2a478d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 265 degrees, its lightness 41.5% and its chroma 0.121.