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#2a5695 color: B’dazzled Blue

#2a5695 is rgb(42, 86, 149) in RGB and oklch(45.528% 0.11414 257.672) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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215°
100%

45.5%
0.114
258°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • sky-800
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.33:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.86:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #2a5695

#2a5695 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 45.5% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 258°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.33:1 contrast and black text 2.86:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is B’dazzled Blue (#2e5894). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2a5695 mixed with white

  1. 2a5695
  2. 3f66a0
  3. 5377ab
  4. 6787b6
  5. 7c98c1
  6. 91a9cb
  7. a6bad6
  8. bccbe0
  9. d2dceb
  10. e8edf5

Darker: #2a5695 mixed with black

  1. 2a5695
  2. 234a81
  3. 1c3e6d
  4. 16325a
  5. 102748
  6. 0a1c37
  7. 051226
  8. 020816
  9. 010208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2a5695 with less saturation

  1. 2a5695
  2. 30578f
  3. 355789
  4. 3a5783
  5. 3e587d
  6. 435877
  7. 475870
  8. 4b586a
  9. 4f5764
  10. 53575d

Questions about #2a5695

What color is #2a5695?

#2a5695 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is B’dazzled Blue. In RGB it is rgb(42, 86, 149), in HSL hsl(215.33, 56.02%, 37.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.528% 0.11414 257.672).

What colors go well with #2a5695?

The complementary color of #2a5695 is #794c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006186 and #544a92. The triadic partners are #8b373e and #34651f.

Is white or black text more readable on #2a5695?

White text reads better on #2a5695: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and black gives 2.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2a5695 a warm or cool color?

#2a5695 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 258 degrees, its lightness 45.5% and its chroma 0.114.