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#2d5b95 color: Beacon Blue

#2d5b95 is rgb(45, 91, 149) in RGB and oklch(46.827% 0.10725 255.357) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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213°
100%

46.8%
0.107
255°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-800
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.90:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.04:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #2d5b95

#2d5b95 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 46.8% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 255°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast and black text 3.04:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Beacon Blue (#265c98). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2d5b95 mixed with white

  1. 2d5b95
  2. 426ba0
  3. 567bab
  4. 6a8bb6
  5. 7e9bc0
  6. 93abcb
  7. a8bcd5
  8. bdcce0
  9. d3ddea
  10. e9eef5

Darker: #2d5b95 mixed with black

  1. 2d5b95
  2. 264e81
  3. 1f416d
  4. 18355a
  5. 112948
  6. 0b1e37
  7. 061326
  8. 020916
  9. 010308
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2d5b95 with less saturation

  1. 2d5b95
  2. 335b8f
  3. 385c8a
  4. 3d5c84
  5. 425c7e
  6. 465c78
  7. 4a5c72
  8. 4e5b6d
  9. 525b67
  10. 565b60

Questions about #2d5b95

What color is #2d5b95?

#2d5b95 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Beacon Blue. In RGB it is rgb(45, 91, 149), in HSL hsl(213.46, 53.61%, 38.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.827% 0.10725 255.357).

What colors go well with #2d5b95?

The complementary color of #2d5b95 is #7c5000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006587 and #555093. The triadic partners are #8c3d46 and #3e6724.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d5b95?

White text reads better on #2d5b95: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and black gives 3.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d5b95 a warm or cool color?

#2d5b95 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 255 degrees, its lightness 46.8% and its chroma 0.107.