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#2e2e59 color: Deep Sea Base

#2e2e59 is rgb(46, 46, 89) in RGB and oklch(32.433% 0.07504 281.378) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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240°
100%

32.4%
0.075
281°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Graphite
  • blue-950
  • Black 65%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.72:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.65:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2e2e59

#2e2e59 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 32.4% lightness, 0.075 chroma and a hue of 281°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.72:1 contrast and black text 1.65:1, 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: #2e2e59 mixed with white

  1. 2e2e59
  2. 3f4169
  3. 525479
  4. 656889
  5. 7a7c99
  6. 8e91aa
  7. a4a6bb
  8. babbcb
  9. d0d2dc
  10. e8e8ee

Darker: #2e2e59 mixed with black

  1. 2e2e59
  2. 27274c
  3. 1f1f40
  4. 181834
  5. 121228
  6. 0b0b1d
  7. 060613
  8. 020209
  9. 010103
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2e2e59 with less saturation

  1. 2e2e59
  2. 2e2f55
  3. 2f3052
  4. 2f304e
  5. 30314b
  6. 303247
  7. 313243
  8. 32333f
  9. 32333c
  10. 333438

Questions about #2e2e59

What color is #2e2e59?

#2e2e59 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Deep Sea Base. In RGB it is rgb(46, 46, 89), in HSL hsl(240, 31.85%, 26.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.433% 0.07504 281.378).

What colors go well with #2e2e59?

The complementary color of #2e2e59 is #3c3400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #123559 and #402750. The triadic partners are #532512 and #003f27.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e2e59?

White text reads better on #2e2e59: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 and black gives 1.65:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e2e59 a warm or cool color?

#2e2e59 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 281 degrees, its lightness 32.4% and its chroma 0.075.