Skip to the color picker

#2b3d89 color: Blue Oblivion

#2b3d89 is rgb(43, 61, 137) in RGB and oklch(39.117% 0.12839 269.542) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

229°
100%

39.1%
0.128
270°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.85:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.13:1Hard to read
Lc 11

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #2b3d89

#2b3d89 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 39.1% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 270°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.85:1 contrast and black text 2.13:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Oblivion (#26428b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2b3d89 mixed with white

  1. 2b3d89
  2. 3d5096
  3. 4f63a2
  4. 6376ae
  5. 7889ba
  6. 8d9cc6
  7. a3afd1
  8. b9c3dd
  9. d0d7e8
  10. e7ebf4

Darker: #2b3d89 mixed with black

  1. 2b3d89
  2. 243476
  3. 1d2b64
  4. 162253
  5. 101a42
  6. 0a1231
  7. 050a22
  8. 020414
  9. 010107
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2b3d89 with less saturation

  1. 2b3d89
  2. 2d3f82
  3. 30407c
  4. 324275
  5. 35436f
  6. 384368
  7. 3a4461
  8. 3d455a
  9. 404554
  10. 42454c

Questions about #2b3d89

What color is #2b3d89?

#2b3d89 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Blue Oblivion. In RGB it is rgb(43, 61, 137), in HSL hsl(228.51, 52.22%, 35.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.117% 0.12839 269.542).

What colors go well with #2b3d89?

The complementary color of #2b3d89 is #5a4100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004b7c and #51307f. The triadic partners are #7c1f16 and #005719.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b3d89?

White text reads better on #2b3d89: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and black gives 2.13:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b3d89 a warm or cool color?

#2b3d89 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 270 degrees, its lightness 39.1% and its chroma 0.128.