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#2d5fa6 color: Nebulas Blue

#2d5fa6 is rgb(45, 95, 166) in RGB and oklch(48.848% 0.12623 257.596) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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215°
100%

48.8%
0.126
258°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.37:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.30:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #2d5fa6

#2d5fa6 is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 48.8% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 258°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.37:1 contrast and black text 3.3:1, 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: #2d5fa6 mixed with white

  1. 2d5fa6
  2. 426fb0
  3. 567fb9
  4. 6a8ec2
  5. 7f9ecb
  6. 93aed4
  7. a8bedd
  8. becee6
  9. d3deee
  10. e9eff7

Darker: #2d5fa6 mixed with black

  1. 2d5fa6
  2. 265290
  3. 1f447a
  4. 183865
  5. 112c51
  6. 0b203e
  7. 06152b
  8. 020a1a
  9. 01030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2d5fa6 with less saturation

  1. 2d5fa6
  2. 33609f
  3. 396098
  4. 3f6192
  5. 44618b
  6. 496184
  7. 4e617d
  8. 536176
  9. 57616f
  10. 5c6067

Questions about #2d5fa6

What color is #2d5fa6?

#2d5fa6 is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Nebulas Blue. In RGB it is rgb(45, 95, 166), in HSL hsl(215.21, 57.35%, 41.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.848% 0.12623 257.596).

What colors go well with #2d5fa6?

The complementary color of #2d5fa6 is #855500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006b93 and #5d51a3. The triadic partners are #9a3c45 and #397020.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d5fa6?

White text reads better on #2d5fa6: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and black gives 3.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d5fa6 a warm or cool color?

#2d5fa6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 258 degrees, its lightness 48.8% and its chroma 0.126.