Skip to the color picker

#2d5fa5 color: Nebulas Blue

#2d5fa5 is rgb(45, 95, 165) in RGB and oklch(48.782% 0.12485 257.356) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

215°
100%

48.8%
0.125
257°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.38:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.29:1Hard to read
Lc 23

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #2d5fa5

#2d5fa5 is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 48.8% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 257°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.38:1 contrast and black text 3.29:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Nebulas Blue (#2e62a7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2d5fa5 mixed with white

  1. 2d5fa5
  2. 426faf
  3. 567fb8
  4. 6a8ec2
  5. 7f9ecb
  6. 93aed4
  7. a8bedd
  8. becee6
  9. d3deee
  10. e9eff7

Darker: #2d5fa5 mixed with black

  1. 2d5fa5
  2. 26528f
  3. 1f4479
  4. 183865
  5. 112c51
  6. 0b203d
  7. 06152b
  8. 020a1a
  9. 01030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2d5fa5 with less saturation

  1. 2d5fa5
  2. 33609e
  3. 396098
  4. 3f6191
  5. 44618a
  6. 496183
  7. 4e617c
  8. 536175
  9. 57616e
  10. 5b6067

Questions about #2d5fa5

What color is #2d5fa5?

#2d5fa5 is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Nebulas Blue. In RGB it is rgb(45, 95, 165), in HSL hsl(215, 57.14%, 41.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.782% 0.12485 257.356).

What colors go well with #2d5fa5?

The complementary color of #2d5fa5 is #855400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006b93 and #5d52a2. The triadic partners are #9a3c45 and #396f20.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d5fa5?

White text reads better on #2d5fa5: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and black gives 3.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d5fa5 a warm or cool color?

#2d5fa5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 257 degrees, its lightness 48.8% and its chroma 0.125.