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#2d4895 color: Cascade Twilight

#2d4895 is rgb(45, 72, 149) in RGB and oklch(42.516% 0.13066 266.357) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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224°
100%

42.5%
0.131
266°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.49:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.47:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #2d4895

#2d4895 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 42.5% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 266°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.49:1 contrast and black text 2.47:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cascade Twilight (#234893). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2d4895 mixed with white

  1. 2d4895
  2. 3f5aa0
  3. 526cac
  4. 667eb7
  5. 7b90c1
  6. 8fa2cc
  7. a5b4d7
  8. bbc7e1
  9. d1d9eb
  10. e8ecf5

Darker: #2d4895 mixed with black

  1. 2d4895
  2. 263d81
  3. 1f336d
  4. 18295a
  5. 111f48
  6. 0b1637
  7. 060d26
  8. 020616
  9. 010208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2d4895 with less saturation

  1. 2d4895
  2. 30498e
  3. 344b87
  4. 374c80
  5. 3a4d7a
  6. 3e4d73
  7. 414e6c
  8. 444e64
  9. 484e5d
  10. 4b4e56

Questions about #2d4895

What color is #2d4895?

#2d4895 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Cascade Twilight. In RGB it is rgb(45, 72, 149), in HSL hsl(224.42, 53.61%, 38.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.516% 0.13066 266.357).

What colors go well with #2d4895?

The complementary color of #2d4895 is #684900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005685 and #573a8c. The triadic partners are #882825 and #00601b.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d4895?

White text reads better on #2d4895: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and black gives 2.47:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d4895 a warm or cool color?

#2d4895 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 266 degrees, its lightness 42.5% and its chroma 0.131.