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#2c6789 color: Drake’s Neck

#2c6789 is rgb(44, 103, 137) in RGB and oklch(49.03% 0.08174 237.065) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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202°
100%

49%
0.082
237°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.16:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.41:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #2c6789

#2c6789 is a soft dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 49% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 237°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.16:1 contrast and black text 3.41:1, 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: #2c6789 mixed with white

  1. 2c6789
  2. 427595
  3. 5784a0
  4. 6c93ac
  5. 80a2b8
  6. 95b1c3
  7. aac0cf
  8. bfd0db
  9. d4dfe7
  10. e9eff3

Darker: #2c6789 mixed with black

  1. 2c6789
  2. 255976
  3. 1e4b64
  4. 173d53
  5. 113042
  6. 0a2331
  7. 051722
  8. 020c14
  9. 010407
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2c6789 with less saturation

  1. 2c6789
  2. 336785
  3. 3a6681
  4. 40667d
  5. 456579
  6. 4a6475
  7. 4f6471
  8. 54636d
  9. 586269
  10. 5c6165

Questions about #2c6789

What color is #2c6789?

#2c6789 is soft dark sky blue. The closest named color is Drake’s Neck. In RGB it is rgb(44, 103, 137), in HSL hsl(201.94, 51.38%, 35.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.03% 0.08174 237.065).

What colors go well with #2c6789?

The complementary color of #2c6789 is #83542f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0a6d78 and #4c5f8f. The triadic partners are #854c61 and #5d662d.

Is white or black text more readable on #2c6789?

White text reads better on #2c6789: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and black gives 3.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2c6789 a warm or cool color?

#2c6789 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 237 degrees, its lightness 49% and its chroma 0.082.