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#2a6788 color: Drake’s Neck

#2a6788 is rgb(42, 103, 136) in RGB and oklch(48.905% 0.08169 235.616) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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201°
100%

48.9%
0.082
236°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-800
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.19:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.39:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #2a6788

#2a6788 is a soft dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 48.9% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 236°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.19:1 contrast and black text 3.39:1, 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: #2a6788 mixed with white

  1. 2a6788
  2. 417594
  3. 56849f
  4. 6b93ab
  5. 80a2b7
  6. 94b1c3
  7. a9c0cf
  8. bed0db
  9. d4dfe7
  10. e9eff3

Darker: #2a6788 mixed with black

  1. 2a6788
  2. 235975
  3. 1c4b63
  4. 163d52
  5. 103041
  6. 0a2331
  7. 051722
  8. 020c13
  9. 010406
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2a6788 with less saturation

  1. 2a6788
  2. 326784
  3. 396680
  4. 3f657c
  5. 446578
  6. 4a6474
  7. 4f6370
  8. 53636c
  9. 586268
  10. 5c6164

Questions about #2a6788

What color is #2a6788?

#2a6788 is soft dark sky blue. The closest named color is Drake’s Neck. In RGB it is rgb(42, 103, 136), in HSL hsl(201.06, 52.81%, 34.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.905% 0.08169 235.616).

What colors go well with #2a6788?

The complementary color of #2a6788 is #835330. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #086d77 and #4a5f8f. The triadic partners are #844c62 and #5e662b.

Is white or black text more readable on #2a6788?

White text reads better on #2a6788: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and black gives 3.39:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2a6788 a warm or cool color?

#2a6788 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 236 degrees, its lightness 48.9% and its chroma 0.082.