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#2b6482 color: Carbide

#2b6482 is rgb(43, 100, 130) in RGB and oklch(47.882% 0.07646 234.54) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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201°
100%

47.9%
0.076
235°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-800
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.47:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.25:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #2b6482

#2b6482 is a dusty dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 47.9% lightness, 0.076 chroma and a hue of 235°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.47:1 contrast and black text 3.25:1, 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: #2b6482 mixed with white

  1. 2b6482
  2. 41738e
  3. 56819a
  4. 6b91a7
  5. 7fa0b3
  6. 94afc0
  7. a9bfcc
  8. becfd9
  9. d3dfe5
  10. e9eff2

Darker: #2b6482 mixed with black

  1. 2b6482
  2. 245670
  3. 1d485f
  4. 163b4e
  5. 102e3e
  6. 0a222f
  7. 051620
  8. 020b12
  9. 010306
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2b6482 with less saturation

  1. 2b6482
  2. 32647e
  3. 38637b
  4. 3e6277
  5. 436274
  6. 486170
  7. 4d606c
  8. 516069
  9. 555f65
  10. 595e61

Questions about #2b6482

What color is #2b6482?

#2b6482 is dusty dark sky blue. The closest named color is Carbide. In RGB it is rgb(43, 100, 130), in HSL hsl(200.69, 50.29%, 33.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.882% 0.07646 234.54).

What colors go well with #2b6482?

The complementary color of #2b6482 is #7f5131. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #136971 and #485c89. The triadic partners are #7f4a60 and #5c622c.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b6482?

White text reads better on #2b6482: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and black gives 3.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b6482 a warm or cool color?

#2b6482 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 235 degrees, its lightness 47.9% and its chroma 0.076.