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#2a4e68 color: Singing the Blues

#2a4e68 is rgb(42, 78, 104) in RGB and oklch(40.888% 0.06045 241.681) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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205°
100%

40.9%
0.060
242°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • cyan-900
  • Black 59%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.79:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.39:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #2a4e68

#2a4e68 is a soft dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 40.9% lightness, 0.06 chroma and a hue of 242°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.79:1 contrast and black text 2.39:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Singing the Blues (#2b4d68). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-900.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #2a4e68 mixed with white

  1. 2a4e68
  2. 3e5e76
  3. 526f85
  4. 668093
  5. 7b91a2
  6. 90a3b1
  7. a5b5c1
  8. bbc7d0
  9. d1d9df
  10. e8ecef

Darker: #2a4e68 mixed with black

  1. 2a4e68
  2. 234359
  3. 1c384b
  4. 162d3e
  5. 102330
  6. 0a1924
  7. 050f18
  8. 02070c
  9. 010204
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2a4e68 with less saturation

  1. 2a4e68
  2. 2e4e65
  3. 324d62
  4. 354d5f
  5. 394d5c
  6. 3c4c59
  7. 3f4c56
  8. 424c53
  9. 454b50
  10. 474a4d

Questions about #2a4e68

What color is #2a4e68?

#2a4e68 is soft dark sky blue. The closest named color is Singing the Blues. In RGB it is rgb(42, 78, 104), in HSL hsl(205.16, 42.47%, 28.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.888% 0.06045 241.681).

What colors go well with #2a4e68?

The complementary color of #2a4e68 is #624226. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #19535d and #3e486b. The triadic partners are #653c48 and #454f29.

Is white or black text more readable on #2a4e68?

White text reads better on #2a4e68: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and black gives 2.39:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2a4e68 a warm or cool color?

#2a4e68 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 242 degrees, its lightness 40.9% and its chroma 0.06.