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#2b6589 color: Drake’s Neck

#2b6589 is rgb(43, 101, 137) in RGB and oklch(48.492% 0.0835 239.077) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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203°
100%

48.5%
0.083
239°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.31:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.33:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #2b6589

#2b6589 is a soft dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 48.5% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 239°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.31:1 contrast and black text 3.33:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Drake’s Neck (#31668a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-800.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #2b6589 mixed with white

  1. 2b6589
  2. 417495
  3. 5682a0
  4. 6b91ac
  5. 7fa1b8
  6. 94b0c4
  7. a9bfcf
  8. becfdb
  9. d3dfe7
  10. e9eff3

Darker: #2b6589 mixed with black

  1. 2b6589
  2. 245776
  3. 1d4964
  4. 163c53
  5. 102f42
  6. 0a2231
  7. 051722
  8. 020c14
  9. 010307
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2b6589 with less saturation

  1. 2b6589
  2. 326585
  3. 396481
  4. 3f647d
  5. 446379
  6. 496374
  7. 4e6270
  8. 52616c
  9. 576168
  10. 5b6063

Questions about #2b6589

What color is #2b6589?

#2b6589 is soft dark sky blue. The closest named color is Drake’s Neck. In RGB it is rgb(43, 101, 137), in HSL hsl(202.98, 52.22%, 35.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.492% 0.0835 239.077).

What colors go well with #2b6589?

The complementary color of #2b6589 is #82532b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #016c78 and #4c5c8e. The triadic partners are #854a5e and #5a662b.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b6589?

White text reads better on #2b6589: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and black gives 3.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b6589 a warm or cool color?

#2b6589 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 239 degrees, its lightness 48.5% and its chroma 0.083.