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#2e297e color: St. Patrick’s Blue

#2e297e is rgb(46, 41, 126) in RGB and oklch(34.465% 0.13843 278.883) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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244°
100%

34.5%
0.138
279°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-900
  • Black 51%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.11:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.73:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2e297e

#2e297e is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 34.5% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 279°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.11:1 contrast and black text 1.73:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is St. Patrick’s Blue (#23297a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #2e297e mixed with white

  1. 2e297e
  2. 3e3f8c
  3. 505499
  4. 6368a7
  5. 777db4
  6. 8c92c1
  7. a2a7cd
  8. b8bdda
  9. cfd2e6
  10. e7e9f3

Darker: #2e297e mixed with black

  1. 2e297e
  2. 27226d
  3. 1f1c5c
  4. 18154c
  5. 120f3c
  6. 0b092d
  7. 06051f
  8. 020211
  9. 010105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2e297e with less saturation

  1. 2e297e
  2. 2e2c77
  3. 2f2f71
  4. 30316a
  5. 313363
  6. 32355c
  7. 333656
  8. 34374f
  9. 363848
  10. 373940

Questions about #2e297e

What color is #2e297e?

#2e297e is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is St. Patrick’s Blue. In RGB it is rgb(46, 41, 126), in HSL hsl(243.53, 50.9%, 32.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.465% 0.13843 278.883).

What colors go well with #2e297e?

The complementary color of #2e297e is #453900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #003978 and #4e1b6e. The triadic partners are #6f0a00 and #004823.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e297e?

White text reads better on #2e297e: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and black gives 1.73:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e297e a warm or cool color?

#2e297e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 279 degrees, its lightness 34.5% and its chroma 0.138.