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#2c2e56 color: Deep Sea Base

#2c2e56 is rgb(44, 46, 86) in RGB and oklch(32.052% 0.07047 279.465) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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237°
100%

32.1%
0.070
279°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Graphite
  • blue-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.87:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.63:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2c2e56

#2c2e56 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 32.1% lightness, 0.07 chroma and a hue of 279°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.87:1 contrast and black text 1.63:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Deep Sea Base (#2c2c57). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-950.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #2c2e56 mixed with white

  1. 2c2e56
  2. 3e4166
  3. 505476
  4. 646787
  5. 787c97
  6. 8d90a8
  7. a3a6b9
  8. b9bbca
  9. d0d1dc
  10. e7e8ed

Darker: #2c2e56 mixed with black

  1. 2c2e56
  2. 25274a
  3. 1e1f3e
  4. 171832
  5. 111227
  6. 0a0b1c
  7. 050612
  8. 020208
  9. 010102
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2c2e56 with less saturation

  1. 2c2e56
  2. 2d2f53
  3. 2d2f4f
  4. 2e304c
  5. 2e3148
  6. 2f3145
  7. 303241
  8. 30323e
  9. 31323a
  10. 323337

Questions about #2c2e56

What color is #2c2e56?

#2c2e56 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Deep Sea Base. In RGB it is rgb(44, 46, 86), in HSL hsl(237.14, 32.31%, 25.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.052% 0.07047 279.465).

What colors go well with #2c2e56?

The complementary color of #2c2e56 is #3c3300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #123555 and #3e284e. The triadic partners are #502515 and #043e26.

Is white or black text more readable on #2c2e56?

White text reads better on #2c2e56: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 and black gives 1.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2c2e56 a warm or cool color?

#2c2e56 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 279 degrees, its lightness 32.1% and its chroma 0.07.