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#2c3f78 color: Forbidden Blackberry

#2c3f78 is rgb(44, 63, 120) in RGB and oklch(38.326% 0.09981 267.667) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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225°
100%

38.3%
0.100
268°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • sky-900
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.05:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.09:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #2c3f78

#2c3f78 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 38.3% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 268°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.05:1 contrast and black text 2.09:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Forbidden Blackberry (#323f75). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2c3f78 mixed with white

  1. 2c3f78
  2. 3e5186
  3. 516393
  4. 6576a1
  5. 7988ae
  6. 8e9bbc
  7. a4afc9
  8. bac2d7
  9. d1d6e4
  10. e8eaf2

Darker: #2c3f78 mixed with black

  1. 2c3f78
  2. 253567
  3. 1e2c57
  4. 172348
  5. 111b39
  6. 0a122a
  7. 050a1d
  8. 020410
  9. 010105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2c3f78 with less saturation

  1. 2c3f78
  2. 2e4073
  3. 31416e
  4. 334169
  5. 354263
  6. 38425e
  7. 3a4359
  8. 3c4354
  9. 3e434e
  10. 414349

Questions about #2c3f78

What color is #2c3f78?

#2c3f78 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Forbidden Blackberry. In RGB it is rgb(44, 63, 120), in HSL hsl(225, 46.34%, 32.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.326% 0.09981 267.667).

What colors go well with #2c3f78?

The complementary color of #2c3f78 is #593e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004971 and #4a3571. The triadic partners are #6f2a24 and #115121.

Is white or black text more readable on #2c3f78?

White text reads better on #2c3f78: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and black gives 2.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2c3f78 a warm or cool color?

#2c3f78 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 268 degrees, its lightness 38.3% and its chroma 0.1.