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#2d5595 color: B’dazzled Blue

#2d5595 is rgb(45, 85, 149) in RGB and oklch(45.427% 0.11422 259.408) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

45.4%
0.114
259°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • sky-800
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.38:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.84:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #2d5595

#2d5595 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 45.4% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 259°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.38:1 contrast and black text 2.84:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is B’dazzled Blue (#2e5894). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2d5595 mixed with white

  1. 2d5595
  2. 4165a0
  3. 5576ab
  4. 6987b6
  5. 7d97c1
  6. 92a8cb
  7. a7b9d6
  8. bccae0
  9. d2dceb
  10. e8edf5

Darker: #2d5595 mixed with black

  1. 2d5595
  2. 264981
  3. 1f3d6d
  4. 18315a
  5. 112648
  6. 0b1c37
  7. 061126
  8. 020816
  9. 010208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2d5595 with less saturation

  1. 2d5595
  2. 32568f
  3. 375689
  4. 3b5783
  5. 3f577d
  6. 435776
  7. 475770
  8. 4b576a
  9. 4f5763
  10. 53575d

Questions about #2d5595

What color is #2d5595?

#2d5595 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is B’dazzled Blue. In RGB it is rgb(45, 85, 149), in HSL hsl(216.92, 53.61%, 38.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.427% 0.11422 259.408).

What colors go well with #2d5595?

The complementary color of #2d5595 is #774d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006088 and #564991. The triadic partners are #8b373c and #306521.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d5595?

White text reads better on #2d5595: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and black gives 2.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d5595 a warm or cool color?

#2d5595 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 259 degrees, its lightness 45.4% and its chroma 0.114.