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#2b5d91 color: Sapphire Lace

#2b5d91 is rgb(43, 93, 145) in RGB and oklch(46.976% 0.10044 251.57) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

47%
0.100
252°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-800
  • Black 43%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.82:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.08:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #2b5d91

#2b5d91 is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 47% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 252°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.82:1 contrast and black text 3.08:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sapphire Lace (#235c8e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2b5d91 mixed with white

  1. 2b5d91
  2. 406d9c
  3. 557ca7
  4. 698cb2
  5. 7e9cbe
  6. 93acc9
  7. a8bcd3
  8. bdcdde
  9. d3dde9
  10. e9eef4

Darker: #2b5d91 mixed with black

  1. 2b5d91
  2. 24507d
  3. 1d436a
  4. 163758
  5. 102a46
  6. 0a1f35
  7. 051425
  8. 020a15
  9. 010307
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2b5d91 with less saturation

  1. 2b5d91
  2. 315d8c
  3. 375d86
  4. 3c5d81
  5. 415d7c
  6. 465d76
  7. 4a5d71
  8. 4f5c6c
  9. 535c66
  10. 575b60

Questions about #2b5d91

What color is #2b5d91?

#2b5d91 is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Sapphire Lace. In RGB it is rgb(43, 93, 145), in HSL hsl(210.59, 54.26%, 36.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.976% 0.10044 251.57).

What colors go well with #2b5d91?

The complementary color of #2b5d91 is #7d5001. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006682 and #525291. The triadic partners are #89404c and #466625.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b5d91?

White text reads better on #2b5d91: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and black gives 3.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b5d91 a warm or cool color?

#2b5d91 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 252 degrees, its lightness 47% and its chroma 0.1.