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#2e3873 color: Ballpoint Indigo

#2e3873 is rgb(46, 56, 115) in RGB and oklch(36.526% 0.10128 273.139) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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231°
100%

36.5%
0.101
273°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • indigo-900
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.88:1Readable · AA
Lc -99
Black text
1.93:1Hard to read
Lc 9

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About #2e3873

#2e3873 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 36.5% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 273°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.88:1 contrast and black text 1.93:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Ballpoint Indigo (#323477). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #2e3873 mixed with white

  1. 2e3873
  2. 3f4b81
  3. 525d8f
  4. 65709d
  5. 7a84ab
  6. 8e98b9
  7. a4acc7
  8. bac0d5
  9. d1d5e3
  10. e8eaf1

Darker: #2e3873 mixed with black

  1. 2e3873
  2. 272f63
  3. 1f2754
  4. 181f45
  5. 121736
  6. 0b0f28
  7. 06081b
  8. 02040f
  9. 010105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2e3873 with less saturation

  1. 2e3873
  2. 2f396e
  3. 313a69
  4. 323b64
  5. 343c5f
  6. 363d59
  7. 373d54
  8. 393e4f
  9. 3b3e49
  10. 3d3e44

Questions about #2e3873

What color is #2e3873?

#2e3873 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Ballpoint Indigo. In RGB it is rgb(46, 56, 115), in HSL hsl(231.3, 42.86%, 31.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(36.526% 0.10128 273.139).

What colors go well with #2e3873?

The complementary color of #2e3873 is #4f3c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00426f and #4a2e6a. The triadic partners are #6a2517 and #004d23.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e3873?

White text reads better on #2e3873: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and black gives 1.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e3873 a warm or cool color?

#2e3873 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 273 degrees, its lightness 36.5% and its chroma 0.101.