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#2d4487 color: Official Violet

#2d4487 is rgb(45, 68, 135) in RGB and oklch(40.594% 0.11539 266.951) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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225°
100%

40.6%
0.115
267°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.18:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.29:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #2d4487

#2d4487 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 40.6% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 267°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.18:1 contrast and black text 2.29:1, 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: #2d4487 mixed with white

  1. 2d4487
  2. 3f5693
  3. 5268a0
  4. 667aac
  5. 7a8cb8
  6. 8f9fc4
  7. a5b2d0
  8. bbc5dc
  9. d1d8e8
  10. e8ebf3

Darker: #2d4487 mixed with black

  1. 2d4487
  2. 263a75
  3. 1f3063
  4. 182651
  5. 111d41
  6. 0b1431
  7. 060c21
  8. 020513
  9. 010206
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2d4487 with less saturation

  1. 2d4487
  2. 304581
  3. 33467b
  4. 354775
  5. 38486f
  6. 3b4869
  7. 3e4963
  8. 41495c
  9. 444956
  10. 464950

Questions about #2d4487

What color is #2d4487?

#2d4487 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Official Violet. In RGB it is rgb(45, 68, 135), in HSL hsl(224.67, 50%, 35.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.594% 0.11539 266.951).

What colors go well with #2d4487?

The complementary color of #2d4487 is #614400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00507e and #51387f. The triadic partners are #7c2a25 and #09591f.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d4487?

White text reads better on #2d4487: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and black gives 2.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d4487 a warm or cool color?

#2d4487 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 267 degrees, its lightness 40.6% and its chroma 0.115.