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#2d3f8a color: Blue Oblivion

#2d3f8a is rgb(45, 63, 138) in RGB and oklch(39.737% 0.12655 269.65) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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228°
100%

39.7%
0.127
270°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.59:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.19:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #2d3f8a

#2d3f8a is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 39.7% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 270°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.59:1 contrast and black text 2.19:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Oblivion (#26428b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2d3f8a mixed with white

  1. 2d3f8a
  2. 3f5296
  3. 5164a3
  4. 6577af
  5. 798aba
  6. 8e9dc6
  7. a4b0d2
  8. bac3dd
  9. d0d7e9
  10. e8ebf4

Darker: #2d3f8a mixed with black

  1. 2d3f8a
  2. 263577
  3. 1f2c65
  4. 182353
  5. 111b42
  6. 0b1232
  7. 060a22
  8. 020414
  9. 010107
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2d3f8a with less saturation

  1. 2d3f8a
  2. 2f4183
  3. 32427d
  4. 344376
  5. 374470
  6. 394569
  7. 3c4663
  8. 3f465c
  9. 414755
  10. 44474e

Questions about #2d3f8a

What color is #2d3f8a?

#2d3f8a is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Blue Oblivion. In RGB it is rgb(45, 63, 138), in HSL hsl(228.39, 50.82%, 35.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.737% 0.12655 269.65).

What colors go well with #2d3f8a?

The complementary color of #2d3f8a is #5c4300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004c7f and #523280. The triadic partners are #7d2219 and #00581c.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d3f8a?

White text reads better on #2d3f8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and black gives 2.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d3f8a a warm or cool color?

#2d3f8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 270 degrees, its lightness 39.7% and its chroma 0.127.