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#2b6790 color: Drake’s Neck

#2b6790 is rgb(43, 103, 144) in RGB and oklch(49.36% 0.09018 241.778) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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204°
100%

49.4%
0.090
242°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.09:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.45:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #2b6790

#2b6790 is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.4% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 242°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.09:1 contrast and black text 3.45:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Drake’s Neck (#31668a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #2b6790 mixed with white

  1. 2b6790
  2. 42769b
  3. 5784a6
  4. 6b93b1
  5. 80a2bc
  6. 95b1c7
  7. a9c0d3
  8. bed0de
  9. d4dfe9
  10. e9eff4

Darker: #2b6790 mixed with black

  1. 2b6790
  2. 24597d
  3. 1d4b6a
  4. 163d57
  5. 103045
  6. 0a2334
  7. 051724
  8. 020c15
  9. 010407
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2b6790 with less saturation

  1. 2b6790
  2. 33678b
  3. 3a6687
  4. 406682
  5. 45657e
  6. 4b6579
  7. 506474
  8. 546470
  9. 59636b
  10. 5d6266

Questions about #2b6790

What color is #2b6790?

#2b6790 is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Drake’s Neck. In RGB it is rgb(43, 103, 144), in HSL hsl(204.36, 54.01%, 36.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.36% 0.09018 241.778).

What colors go well with #2b6790?

The complementary color of #2b6790 is #865525. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006e7f and #4f5e95. The triadic partners are #8b4a5e and #59692a.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b6790?

White text reads better on #2b6790: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and black gives 3.45:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b6790 a warm or cool color?

#2b6790 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 242 degrees, its lightness 49.4% and its chroma 0.09.