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#2d4482 color: Official Violet

#2d4482 is rgb(45, 68, 130) in RGB and oklch(40.232% 0.10791 266.334) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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224°
100%

40.2%
0.108
266°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.29:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.26:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #2d4482

#2d4482 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 40.2% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 266°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.29:1 contrast and black text 2.26:1, 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: #2d4482 mixed with white

  1. 2d4482
  2. 3f568f
  3. 52689c
  4. 667aa8
  5. 7a8cb5
  6. 8f9fc1
  7. a5b1ce
  8. bbc4da
  9. d1d8e6
  10. e8ebf3

Darker: #2d4482 mixed with black

  1. 2d4482
  2. 263a70
  3. 1f305f
  4. 18264e
  5. 111d3e
  6. 0b142f
  7. 060c20
  8. 020512
  9. 010206
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2d4482 with less saturation

  1. 2d4482
  2. 30457c
  3. 324677
  4. 354771
  5. 38476c
  6. 3b4866
  7. 3d4860
  8. 40485a
  9. 434854
  10. 46484e

Questions about #2d4482

What color is #2d4482?

#2d4482 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Official Violet. In RGB it is rgb(45, 68, 130), in HSL hsl(223.76, 48.57%, 34.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.232% 0.10791 266.334).

What colors go well with #2d4482?

The complementary color of #2d4482 is #604300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004f7a and #4f397b. The triadic partners are #782c27 and #145721.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d4482?

White text reads better on #2d4482: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and black gives 2.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d4482 a warm or cool color?

#2d4482 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 266 degrees, its lightness 40.2% and its chroma 0.108.