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#2b4977 color: Sapphire Earrings

#2b4977 is rgb(43, 73, 119) in RGB and oklch(40.554% 0.08577 258.682) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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216°
100%

40.6%
0.086
259°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • sky-900
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.04:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.32:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #2b4977

#2b4977 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 40.6% lightness, 0.086 chroma and a hue of 259°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.04:1 contrast and black text 2.32:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sapphire Earrings (#284b75). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2b4977 mixed with white

  1. 2b4977
  2. 3e5a84
  3. 526b92
  4. 667d9f
  5. 7a8ead
  6. 8fa0ba
  7. a5b3c8
  8. bbc5d6
  9. d1d8e3
  10. e8ecf1

Darker: #2b4977 mixed with black

  1. 2b4977
  2. 243e67
  3. 1d3457
  4. 162a47
  5. 102038
  6. 0a172a
  7. 050e1c
  8. 020610
  9. 010205
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2b4977 with less saturation

  1. 2b4977
  2. 2e4973
  3. 324a6e
  4. 354a6a
  5. 384a65
  6. 3b4a61
  7. 3e4a5c
  8. 414a57
  9. 444a53
  10. 46494e

Questions about #2b4977

What color is #2b4977?

#2b4977 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Sapphire Earrings. In RGB it is rgb(43, 73, 119), in HSL hsl(216.32, 46.91%, 31.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.554% 0.08577 258.682).

What colors go well with #2b4977?

The complementary color of #2b4977 is #624200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00516e and #484074. The triadic partners are #703437 and #305424.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b4977?

White text reads better on #2b4977: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and black gives 2.32:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b4977 a warm or cool color?

#2b4977 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 259 degrees, its lightness 40.6% and its chroma 0.086.