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#2d4897 color: Cascade Twilight

#2d4897 is rgb(45, 72, 151) in RGB and oklch(42.668% 0.13355 266.531) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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225°
100%

42.7%
0.134
267°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 41%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.45:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.49:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #2d4897

#2d4897 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 42.7% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 267°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.45:1 contrast and black text 2.49:1, 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: #2d4897 mixed with white

  1. 2d4897
  2. 3f5aa2
  3. 526cad
  4. 667eb8
  5. 7a90c3
  6. 8fa2cd
  7. a5b4d7
  8. bbc7e2
  9. d1d9ec
  10. e8ecf5

Darker: #2d4897 mixed with black

  1. 2d4897
  2. 263d83
  3. 1f336f
  4. 18295c
  5. 111f49
  6. 0b1637
  7. 060d26
  8. 020617
  9. 010208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2d4897 with less saturation

  1. 2d4897
  2. 304a90
  3. 344b89
  4. 374c82
  5. 3b4d7b
  6. 3e4e74
  7. 414e6d
  8. 454f65
  9. 484f5e
  10. 4b4f56

Questions about #2d4897

What color is #2d4897?

#2d4897 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Cascade Twilight. In RGB it is rgb(45, 72, 151), in HSL hsl(224.72, 54.08%, 38.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.668% 0.13355 266.531).

What colors go well with #2d4897?

The complementary color of #2d4897 is #684900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005686 and #583a8e. The triadic partners are #892724 and #00611a.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d4897?

White text reads better on #2d4897: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and black gives 2.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d4897 a warm or cool color?

#2d4897 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 267 degrees, its lightness 42.7% and its chroma 0.134.