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#2a6790 color: Drake’s Neck

#2a6790 is rgb(42, 103, 144) in RGB and oklch(49.324% 0.09064 241.466) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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204°
100%

49.3%
0.091
241°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.10:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.44:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #2a6790

#2a6790 is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.3% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 241°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast and black text 3.44:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Drake’s Neck (#31668a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #2a6790 mixed with white

  1. 2a6790
  2. 41769b
  3. 5684a6
  4. 6b93b1
  5. 7fa2bc
  6. 94b1c7
  7. a9c0d3
  8. bed0de
  9. d4dfe9
  10. e9eff4

Darker: #2a6790 mixed with black

  1. 2a6790
  2. 23597d
  3. 1c4b6a
  4. 163d57
  5. 103045
  6. 0a2334
  7. 051724
  8. 020c15
  9. 010407
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2a6790 with less saturation

  1. 2a6790
  2. 32678b
  3. 396687
  4. 3f6682
  5. 45657e
  6. 4a6579
  7. 4f6474
  8. 546470
  9. 59636b
  10. 5d6266

Questions about #2a6790

What color is #2a6790?

#2a6790 is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Drake’s Neck. In RGB it is rgb(42, 103, 144), in HSL hsl(204.12, 54.84%, 36.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.324% 0.09064 241.466).

What colors go well with #2a6790?

The complementary color of #2a6790 is #865425. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006e7f and #4f5e95. The triadic partners are #8b4a5e and #596929.

Is white or black text more readable on #2a6790?

White text reads better on #2a6790: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and black gives 3.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2a6790 a warm or cool color?

#2a6790 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 241 degrees, its lightness 49.3% and its chroma 0.091.