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#2a658a color: Drake’s Neck

#2a658a is rgb(42, 101, 138) in RGB and oklch(48.507% 0.08512 239.486) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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203°
100%

48.5%
0.085
239°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.31:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.33:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #2a658a

#2a658a is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 48.5% lightness, 0.085 chroma and a hue of 239°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.31:1 contrast and black text 3.33:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Drake’s Neck (#31668a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-800.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #2a658a mixed with white

  1. 2a658a
  2. 417496
  3. 5682a1
  4. 6a91ad
  5. 7fa1b8
  6. 94b0c4
  7. a9bfd0
  8. becfdc
  9. d3dfe7
  10. e9eff3

Darker: #2a658a mixed with black

  1. 2a658a
  2. 235777
  3. 1c4965
  4. 163c53
  5. 102f42
  6. 0a2232
  7. 051722
  8. 020c14
  9. 010307
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2a658a with less saturation

  1. 2a658a
  2. 326586
  3. 386482
  4. 3e647d
  5. 446379
  6. 496375
  7. 4e6271
  8. 52616c
  9. 576168
  10. 5b6063

Questions about #2a658a

What color is #2a658a?

#2a658a is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Drake’s Neck. In RGB it is rgb(42, 101, 138), in HSL hsl(203.13, 53.33%, 35.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.507% 0.08512 239.486).

What colors go well with #2a658a?

The complementary color of #2a658a is #825229. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006c79 and #4c5c8f. The triadic partners are #86495d and #59662a.

Is white or black text more readable on #2a658a?

White text reads better on #2a658a: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and black gives 3.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2a658a a warm or cool color?

#2a658a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 239 degrees, its lightness 48.5% and its chroma 0.085.