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#2d4978 color: Dragonfly

#2d4978 is rgb(45, 73, 120) in RGB and oklch(40.726% 0.08639 260.218) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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218°
100%

40.7%
0.086
260°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • sky-900
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.99:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.34:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #2d4978

#2d4978 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 40.7% lightness, 0.086 chroma and a hue of 260°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.99:1 contrast and black text 2.34:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dragonfly (#314a76). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2d4978 mixed with white

  1. 2d4978
  2. 405a85
  3. 536b93
  4. 677da0
  5. 7b8eae
  6. 90a0bb
  7. a6b3c9
  8. bbc5d6
  9. d1d8e4
  10. e8ecf1

Darker: #2d4978 mixed with black

  1. 2d4978
  2. 263e67
  3. 1f3457
  4. 182a48
  5. 112039
  6. 0b172a
  7. 060e1d
  8. 020610
  9. 010205
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2d4978 with less saturation

  1. 2d4978
  2. 304974
  3. 334a6f
  4. 364a6a
  5. 394a66
  6. 3c4a61
  7. 3f4a5d
  8. 424a58
  9. 444a53
  10. 474a4e

Questions about #2d4978

What color is #2d4978?

#2d4978 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Dragonfly. In RGB it is rgb(45, 73, 120), in HSL hsl(217.6, 45.45%, 32.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.726% 0.08639 260.218).

What colors go well with #2d4978?

The complementary color of #2d4978 is #624300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00516f and #4a4075. The triadic partners are #713436 and #2e5526.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d4978?

White text reads better on #2d4978: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and black gives 2.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d4978 a warm or cool color?

#2d4978 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 260 degrees, its lightness 40.7% and its chroma 0.086.