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#2b6285 color: Carbide

#2b6285 is rgb(43, 98, 133) in RGB and oklch(47.531% 0.08093 239.554) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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203°
100%

47.5%
0.081
240°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-800
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.59:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.19:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #2b6285

#2b6285 is a soft dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 47.5% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 240°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.59:1 contrast and black text 3.19:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Carbide (#316382). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-800.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #2b6285 mixed with white

  1. 2b6285
  2. 417191
  3. 56809d
  4. 6a8fa9
  5. 7f9fb5
  6. 94aec1
  7. a9bece
  8. beceda
  9. d3dee6
  10. e9eef3

Darker: #2b6285 mixed with black

  1. 2b6285
  2. 245473
  3. 1d4761
  4. 163a50
  5. 102d40
  6. 0a2130
  7. 051621
  8. 020b13
  9. 010306
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2b6285 with less saturation

  1. 2b6285
  2. 326281
  3. 38617d
  4. 3d6179
  5. 436075
  6. 476071
  7. 4c5f6d
  8. 505e69
  9. 545e65
  10. 585d60

Questions about #2b6285

What color is #2b6285?

#2b6285 is soft dark sky blue. The closest named color is Carbide. In RGB it is rgb(43, 98, 133), in HSL hsl(203.33, 51.14%, 34.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.531% 0.08093 239.554).

What colors go well with #2b6285?

The complementary color of #2b6285 is #7e502a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #056875 and #4a5a8a. The triadic partners are #81485b and #57632b.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b6285?

White text reads better on #2b6285: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and black gives 3.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b6285 a warm or cool color?

#2b6285 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 240 degrees, its lightness 47.5% and its chroma 0.081.