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#2b5caa color: Miracle at Wrigley

#2b5caa is rgb(43, 92, 170) in RGB and oklch(48.362% 0.13598 259.395) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

48.4%
0.136
259°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.53:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.21:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #2b5caa

#2b5caa is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 48.4% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 259°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.53:1 contrast and black text 3.21:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Miracle at Wrigley (#255ba2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2b5caa mixed with white

  1. 2b5caa
  2. 406cb3
  3. 547cbd
  4. 698dc5
  5. 7d9dce
  6. 92add7
  7. a7bddf
  8. bdcde7
  9. d2deef
  10. e9eef7

Darker: #2b5caa mixed with black

  1. 2b5caa
  2. 244f93
  3. 1d427d
  4. 163668
  5. 102a53
  6. 0a1f3f
  7. 05142d
  8. 020a1b
  9. 01030b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2b5caa with less saturation

  1. 2b5caa
  2. 315da3
  3. 375e9b
  4. 3d5e94
  5. 425f8d
  6. 475f85
  7. 4c5f7e
  8. 515f76
  9. 565f6e
  10. 5a5f67

Questions about #2b5caa

What color is #2b5caa?

#2b5caa is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Miracle at Wrigley. In RGB it is rgb(43, 92, 170), in HSL hsl(216.85, 59.62%, 41.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.362% 0.13598 259.395).

What colors go well with #2b5caa?

The complementary color of #2b5caa is #825400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006994 and #5f4da5. The triadic partners are #9d363e and #2e701a.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b5caa?

White text reads better on #2b5caa: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and black gives 3.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b5caa a warm or cool color?

#2b5caa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 259 degrees, its lightness 48.4% and its chroma 0.136.