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#2e2e56 color: Deep Sea Base

#2e2e56 is rgb(46, 46, 86) in RGB and oklch(32.229% 0.07008 281.734) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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240°
100%

32.2%
0.070
282°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Graphite
  • blue-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.79:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.64:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2e2e56

#2e2e56 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 32.2% lightness, 0.07 chroma and a hue of 282°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.79:1 contrast and black text 1.64:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Deep Sea Base (#2c2c57). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-950.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #2e2e56 mixed with white

  1. 2e2e56
  2. 3f4166
  3. 525476
  4. 656787
  5. 7a7c97
  6. 8e90a8
  7. a4a6b9
  8. babbca
  9. d1d1dc
  10. e8e8ed

Darker: #2e2e56 mixed with black

  1. 2e2e56
  2. 27274a
  3. 1f1f3e
  4. 181832
  5. 121227
  6. 0b0b1c
  7. 060612
  8. 020208
  9. 010102
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2e2e56 with less saturation

  1. 2e2e56
  2. 2e2f53
  3. 2f304f
  4. 2f304c
  5. 303149
  6. 303145
  7. 313242
  8. 31323e
  9. 32333b
  10. 333337

Questions about #2e2e56

What color is #2e2e56?

#2e2e56 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Deep Sea Base. In RGB it is rgb(46, 46, 86), in HSL hsl(240, 30.3%, 25.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.229% 0.07008 281.734).

What colors go well with #2e2e56?

The complementary color of #2e2e56 is #3b3400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #153556 and #3f284d. The triadic partners are #502614 and #013e28.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e2e56?

White text reads better on #2e2e56: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and black gives 1.64:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e2e56 a warm or cool color?

#2e2e56 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 282 degrees, its lightness 32.2% and its chroma 0.07.