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#2d468c color: Pacific Navy

#2d468c is rgb(45, 70, 140) in RGB and oklch(41.405% 0.12014 266.428) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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224°
100%

41.4%
0.120
266°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.87:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.37:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #2d468c

#2d468c is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 41.4% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 266°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.87:1 contrast and black text 2.37:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Pacific Navy (#25488a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2d468c mixed with white

  1. 2d468c
  2. 3f5898
  3. 526aa4
  4. 667cb0
  5. 7a8ebb
  6. 8fa0c7
  7. a5b3d2
  8. bbc5de
  9. d1d8e9
  10. e8ecf4

Darker: #2d468c mixed with black

  1. 2d468c
  2. 263c79
  3. 1f3267
  4. 182855
  5. 111e43
  6. 0b1533
  7. 060d23
  8. 020514
  9. 010207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2d468c with less saturation

  1. 2d468c
  2. 304786
  3. 33487f
  4. 364979
  5. 394a73
  6. 3c4b6c
  7. 3f4b66
  8. 424b60
  9. 454b59
  10. 484b52

Questions about #2d468c

What color is #2d468c?

#2d468c is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Pacific Navy. In RGB it is rgb(45, 70, 140), in HSL hsl(224.21, 51.35%, 36.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.405% 0.12014 266.428).

What colors go well with #2d468c?

The complementary color of #2d468c is #644600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005281 and #533a84. The triadic partners are #802a26 and #085c1e.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d468c?

White text reads better on #2d468c: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and black gives 2.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d468c a warm or cool color?

#2d468c is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 266 degrees, its lightness 41.4% and its chroma 0.12.