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#2c4686 color: Pacific Navy

#2c4686 is rgb(44, 70, 134) in RGB and oklch(40.914% 0.1116 265.193) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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223°
100%

40.9%
0.112
265°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.02:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.33:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #2c4686

#2c4686 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 40.9% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 265°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.02:1 contrast and black text 2.33:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Pacific Navy (#25488a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2c4686 mixed with white

  1. 2c4686
  2. 3f5893
  3. 526a9f
  4. 667bab
  5. 7a8db7
  6. 8fa0c3
  7. a5b2d0
  8. bac5db
  9. d1d8e7
  10. e8ebf3

Darker: #2c4686 mixed with black

  1. 2c4686
  2. 253c74
  3. 1e3262
  4. 172851
  5. 111e40
  6. 0a1530
  7. 050d21
  8. 020513
  9. 010206
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2c4686 with less saturation

  1. 2c4686
  2. 2f4780
  3. 32487a
  4. 354975
  5. 38496f
  6. 3b4a69
  7. 3e4a63
  8. 414a5d
  9. 444a57
  10. 474a50

Questions about #2c4686

What color is #2c4686?

#2c4686 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Pacific Navy. In RGB it is rgb(44, 70, 134), in HSL hsl(222.67, 50.56%, 34.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.914% 0.1116 265.193).

What colors go well with #2c4686?

The complementary color of #2c4686 is #634400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00517d and #503b7f. The triadic partners are #7b2c29 and #16591f.

Is white or black text more readable on #2c4686?

White text reads better on #2c4686: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and black gives 2.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2c4686 a warm or cool color?

#2c4686 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 265 degrees, its lightness 40.9% and its chroma 0.112.