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#2d6397 color: Outer Reef

#2d6397 is rgb(45, 99, 151) in RGB and oklch(48.853% 0.10156 249.928) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

48.9%
0.102
250°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 41%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.28:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.34:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #2d6397

#2d6397 is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 48.9% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.28:1 contrast and black text 3.34:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Outer Reef (#2a6295). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2d6397 mixed with white

  1. 2d6397
  2. 4372a2
  3. 5781ac
  4. 6b90b7
  5. 80a0c1
  6. 94afcc
  7. a9bfd6
  8. becfe0
  9. d4dfeb
  10. e9eff5

Darker: #2d6397 mixed with black

  1. 2d6397
  2. 265583
  3. 1f476f
  4. 183a5c
  5. 112e49
  6. 0b2137
  7. 061626
  8. 020b17
  9. 010308
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2d6397 with less saturation

  1. 2d6397
  2. 346392
  3. 3a638c
  4. 406387
  5. 456382
  6. 4a627c
  7. 4f6277
  8. 536271
  9. 58616b
  10. 5c6166

Questions about #2d6397

What color is #2d6397?

#2d6397 is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Outer Reef. In RGB it is rgb(45, 99, 151), in HSL hsl(209.43, 54.08%, 38.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.853% 0.10156 249.928).

What colors go well with #2d6397?

The complementary color of #2d6397 is #84540b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006c87 and #555898. The triadic partners are #904553 and #4d6b28.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d6397?

White text reads better on #2d6397: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and black gives 3.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d6397 a warm or cool color?

#2d6397 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 48.9% and its chroma 0.102.