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#2e2f56 color: Deep Sea Base

#2e2f56 is rgb(46, 47, 86) in RGB and oklch(32.458% 0.06842 280.759) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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239°
100%

32.5%
0.068
281°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Graphite
  • blue-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.67:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.66:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2e2f56

#2e2f56 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 32.5% lightness, 0.068 chroma and a hue of 281°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.67:1 contrast and black text 1.66:1, 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: #2e2f56 mixed with white

  1. 2e2f56
  2. 404266
  3. 525576
  4. 666887
  5. 7a7c97
  6. 8f91a8
  7. a4a6b9
  8. babcca
  9. d1d2dc
  10. e8e8ed

Darker: #2e2f56 mixed with black

  1. 2e2f56
  2. 27274a
  3. 1f203e
  4. 181932
  5. 121227
  6. 0b0c1c
  7. 060612
  8. 020308
  9. 010102
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2e2f56 with less saturation

  1. 2e2f56
  2. 2e3053
  3. 2f304f
  4. 2f314c
  5. 303249
  6. 313245
  7. 313342
  8. 32333f
  9. 32333b
  10. 333438

Questions about #2e2f56

What color is #2e2f56?

#2e2f56 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Deep Sea Base. In RGB it is rgb(46, 47, 86), in HSL hsl(238.5, 30.3%, 25.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.458% 0.06842 280.759).

What colors go well with #2e2f56?

The complementary color of #2e2f56 is #3c3400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #163656 and #3f294e. The triadic partners are #512617 and #063e28.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e2f56?

White text reads better on #2e2f56: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and black gives 1.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e2f56 a warm or cool color?

#2e2f56 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 281 degrees, its lightness 32.5% and its chroma 0.068.