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#2b6893 color: Starry Night

#2b6893 is rgb(43, 104, 147) in RGB and oklch(49.769% 0.09297 242.659) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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205°
100%

49.8%
0.093
243°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.99:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.50:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #2b6893

#2b6893 is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.8% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 243°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.99:1 contrast and black text 3.5:1, 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: #2b6893 mixed with white

  1. 2b6893
  2. 42769e
  3. 5785a9
  4. 6c94b4
  5. 80a3be
  6. 95b2c9
  7. a9c1d4
  8. bed0df
  9. d4e0e9
  10. e9eff4

Darker: #2b6893 mixed with black

  1. 2b6893
  2. 24597f
  3. 1d4b6c
  4. 163e59
  5. 103047
  6. 0a2436
  7. 051825
  8. 020c16
  9. 010408
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2b6893 with less saturation

  1. 2b6893
  2. 33688e
  3. 3a678a
  4. 406785
  5. 466780
  6. 4b667b
  7. 506576
  8. 556571
  9. 5a646d
  10. 5e6368

Questions about #2b6893

What color is #2b6893?

#2b6893 is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Starry Night. In RGB it is rgb(43, 104, 147), in HSL hsl(204.81, 54.74%, 37.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.769% 0.09297 242.659).

What colors go well with #2b6893?

The complementary color of #2b6893 is #885523. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007082 and #515e97. The triadic partners are #8e4a5e and #596b2a.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b6893?

White text reads better on #2b6893: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and black gives 3.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b6893 a warm or cool color?

#2b6893 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 243 degrees, its lightness 49.8% and its chroma 0.093.