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#2a4976 color: Sapphire Earrings

#2a4976 is rgb(42, 73, 118) in RGB and oklch(40.438% 0.08474 257.718) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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216°
100%

40.4%
0.085
258°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • sky-900
  • Black 54%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.08:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.31:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #2a4976

#2a4976 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 40.4% lightness, 0.085 chroma and a hue of 258°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.08:1 contrast and black text 2.31:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sapphire Earrings (#284b75). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2a4976 mixed with white

  1. 2a4976
  2. 3d5a84
  3. 516b91
  4. 657d9f
  5. 7a8eac
  6. 8fa0ba
  7. a5b3c8
  8. bbc5d5
  9. d1d8e3
  10. e8ecf1

Darker: #2a4976 mixed with black

  1. 2a4976
  2. 233e66
  3. 1c3456
  4. 162a47
  5. 102038
  6. 0a1729
  7. 050e1c
  8. 02060f
  9. 010205
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2a4976 with less saturation

  1. 2a4976
  2. 2e4972
  3. 314a6d
  4. 344a69
  5. 374a64
  6. 3a4a60
  7. 3d4a5b
  8. 404a57
  9. 434952
  10. 46494e

Questions about #2a4976

What color is #2a4976?

#2a4976 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Sapphire Earrings. In RGB it is rgb(42, 73, 118), in HSL hsl(215.53, 47.5%, 31.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.438% 0.08474 257.718).

What colors go well with #2a4976?

The complementary color of #2a4976 is #624200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00516c and #474074. The triadic partners are #6f3437 and #315323.

Is white or black text more readable on #2a4976?

White text reads better on #2a4976: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and black gives 2.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2a4976 a warm or cool color?

#2a4976 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 258 degrees, its lightness 40.4% and its chroma 0.085.