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#2d5896 color: B’dazzled Blue

#2d5896 is rgb(45, 88, 150) in RGB and oklch(46.188% 0.11208 257.736) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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215°
100%

46.2%
0.112
258°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-800
  • Black 41%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.12:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.95:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #2d5896

#2d5896 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 46.2% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 258°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.12:1 contrast and black text 2.95:1, 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: #2d5896 mixed with white

  1. 2d5896
  2. 4168a1
  3. 5578ac
  4. 6989b7
  5. 7e99c1
  6. 92aacc
  7. a7bad6
  8. bdcbe0
  9. d3dceb
  10. e9eef5

Darker: #2d5896 mixed with black

  1. 2d5896
  2. 264b82
  3. 1f3f6e
  4. 18335b
  5. 112849
  6. 0b1d37
  7. 061226
  8. 020916
  9. 010308
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2d5896 with less saturation

  1. 2d5896
  2. 325990
  3. 37598a
  4. 3c5984
  5. 40597e
  6. 455a78
  7. 495a72
  8. 4d596c
  9. 515965
  10. 55595f

Questions about #2d5896

What color is #2d5896?

#2d5896 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is B’dazzled Blue. In RGB it is rgb(45, 88, 150), in HSL hsl(215.43, 53.85%, 38.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.188% 0.11208 257.736).

What colors go well with #2d5896?

The complementary color of #2d5896 is #7a4e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006389 and #564c93. The triadic partners are #8c3a41 and #366623.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d5896?

White text reads better on #2d5896: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and black gives 2.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d5896 a warm or cool color?

#2d5896 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 258 degrees, its lightness 46.2% and its chroma 0.112.