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#2b6695 color: Starry Night

#2b6695 is rgb(43, 102, 149) in RGB and oklch(49.389% 0.09707 245.694) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

49.4%
0.097
246°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.11:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.44:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #2b6695

#2b6695 is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.4% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 246°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.11:1 contrast and black text 3.44:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Starry Night (#286492). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #2b6695 mixed with white

  1. 2b6695
  2. 4175a0
  3. 5784aa
  4. 6b92b5
  5. 80a2c0
  6. 94b1ca
  7. a9c0d5
  8. bed0df
  9. d4dfea
  10. e9eff5

Darker: #2b6695 mixed with black

  1. 2b6695
  2. 245881
  3. 1d4a6d
  4. 163c5a
  5. 102f48
  6. 0a2337
  7. 051726
  8. 020c16
  9. 010408
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2b6695 with less saturation

  1. 2b6695
  2. 336690
  3. 39668b
  4. 406586
  5. 456581
  6. 4a657c
  7. 4f6477
  8. 546471
  9. 59636c
  10. 5d6267

Questions about #2b6695

What color is #2b6695?

#2b6695 is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Starry Night. In RGB it is rgb(43, 102, 149), in HSL hsl(206.6, 55.21%, 37.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.389% 0.09707 245.694).

What colors go well with #2b6695?

The complementary color of #2b6695 is #86551a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006e84 and #535c98. The triadic partners are #8f4859 and #546b28.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b6695?

White text reads better on #2b6695: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and black gives 3.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b6695 a warm or cool color?

#2b6695 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 246 degrees, its lightness 49.4% and its chroma 0.097.