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#2d5877 color: Venice Blue

#2d5877 is rgb(45, 88, 119) in RGB and oklch(44.368% 0.07014 241.986) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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205°
100%

44.4%
0.070
242°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • cyan-800
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.57:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.77:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #2d5877

#2d5877 is a soft dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 44.4% lightness, 0.07 chroma and a hue of 242°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.57:1 contrast and black text 2.77:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Venice Blue (#2c5778). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-800.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #2d5877 mixed with white

  1. 2d5877
  2. 416884
  3. 557791
  4. 6a879f
  5. 7e98ac
  6. 93a8ba
  7. a8b9c7
  8. bdcad5
  9. d3dce3
  10. e9edf1

Darker: #2d5877 mixed with black

  1. 2d5877
  2. 264b67
  3. 1f3f57
  4. 183347
  5. 112838
  6. 0b1d2a
  7. 06121c
  8. 020910
  9. 010305
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2d5877 with less saturation

  1. 2d5877
  2. 325874
  3. 365770
  4. 3b576d
  5. 3f5769
  6. 435666
  7. 465662
  8. 4a555e
  9. 4d555b
  10. 505457

Questions about #2d5877

What color is #2d5877?

#2d5877 is soft dark sky blue. The closest named color is Venice Blue. In RGB it is rgb(45, 88, 119), in HSL hsl(205.14, 45.12%, 32.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.368% 0.07014 241.986).

What colors go well with #2d5877?

The complementary color of #2d5877 is #6f4a28. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #155e6a and #46517b. The triadic partners are #744250 and #4d5a2c.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d5877?

White text reads better on #2d5877: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and black gives 2.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d5877 a warm or cool color?

#2d5877 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 242 degrees, its lightness 44.4% and its chroma 0.07.