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#2d50af color: Night in Manchester

#2d50af is rgb(45, 80, 175) in RGB and oklch(46.223% 0.15717 265.368) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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224°
100%

46.2%
0.157
265°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • blue-800
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.30:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.88:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #2d50af

#2d50af is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 46.2% lightness, 0.157 chroma and a hue of 265°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast and black text 2.88:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Night in Manchester (#324ab2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2d50af mixed with white

  1. 2d50af
  2. 4062b8
  3. 5374c1
  4. 6785ca
  5. 7b96d2
  6. 90a8da
  7. a6b9e2
  8. bbcaea
  9. d2dcf1
  10. e8edf8

Darker: #2d50af mixed with black

  1. 2d50af
  2. 264498
  3. 1f3981
  4. 182e6b
  5. 112456
  6. 0b1a41
  7. 06102e
  8. 02071c
  9. 01020b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2d50af with less saturation

  1. 2d50af
  2. 3152a7
  3. 36549e
  4. 3a5596
  5. 3f568d
  6. 435785
  7. 48587c
  8. 4c5874
  9. 50596b
  10. 545962

Questions about #2d50af

What color is #2d50af?

#2d50af is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Night in Manchester. In RGB it is rgb(45, 80, 175), in HSL hsl(223.85, 59.09%, 43.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.223% 0.15717 265.368).

What colors go well with #2d50af?

The complementary color of #2d50af is #755200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006193 and #623fa5. The triadic partners are #9e2526 and #006e10.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d50af?

White text reads better on #2d50af: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and black gives 2.88:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d50af a warm or cool color?

#2d50af is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 265 degrees, its lightness 46.2% and its chroma 0.157.