Skip to the color picker

#2d4281 color: Official Violet

#2d4281 is rgb(45, 66, 129) in RGB and oklch(39.71% 0.10908 267.427) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

225°
100%

39.7%
0.109
267°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.51:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.21:1Hard to read
Lc 12

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #2d4281

#2d4281 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 39.7% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 267°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.51:1 contrast and black text 2.21:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Official Violet (#2e4182). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2d4281 mixed with white

  1. 2d4281
  2. 3f548e
  3. 52669b
  4. 6678a8
  5. 7a8bb4
  6. 8f9dc1
  7. a4b0cd
  8. bac4da
  9. d1d7e6
  10. e8ebf3

Darker: #2d4281 mixed with black

  1. 2d4281
  2. 26386f
  3. 1f2f5e
  4. 18254e
  5. 111c3e
  6. 0b142e
  7. 060b1f
  8. 020512
  9. 010106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2d4281 with less saturation

  1. 2d4281
  2. 30437b
  3. 324476
  4. 354570
  5. 37456a
  6. 3a4665
  7. 3c465f
  8. 3f4759
  9. 424753
  10. 44474d

Questions about #2d4281

What color is #2d4281?

#2d4281 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Official Violet. In RGB it is rgb(45, 66, 129), in HSL hsl(225, 48.28%, 34.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.71% 0.10908 267.427).

What colors go well with #2d4281?

The complementary color of #2d4281 is #5e4200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004d7a and #4e3779. The triadic partners are #772a24 and #0c5620.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d4281?

White text reads better on #2d4281: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and black gives 2.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d4281 a warm or cool color?

#2d4281 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 267 degrees, its lightness 39.7% and its chroma 0.109.