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#2e4190 color: Blue Oblivion

#2e4190 is rgb(46, 65, 144) in RGB and oklch(40.691% 0.13232 269.486) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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228°
100%

40.7%
0.132
269°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.23:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.28:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #2e4190

#2e4190 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 40.7% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 269°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.23:1 contrast and black text 2.28:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Oblivion (#26428b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2e4190 mixed with white

  1. 2e4190
  2. 3f549c
  3. 5266a8
  4. 6679b3
  5. 7a8bbe
  6. 8f9eca
  7. a4b1d5
  8. bac4df
  9. d1d8ea
  10. e8ebf5

Darker: #2e4190 mixed with black

  1. 2e4190
  2. 27377d
  3. 1f2e6a
  4. 182557
  5. 121c45
  6. 0b1334
  7. 060b24
  8. 020515
  9. 010107
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2e4190 with less saturation

  1. 2e4190
  2. 304389
  3. 334482
  4. 36467b
  5. 384775
  6. 3b486e
  7. 3e4867
  8. 414960
  9. 444958
  10. 474951

Questions about #2e4190

What color is #2e4190?

#2e4190 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Blue Oblivion. In RGB it is rgb(46, 65, 144), in HSL hsl(228.37, 51.58%, 37.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.691% 0.13232 269.486).

What colors go well with #2e4190?

The complementary color of #2e4190 is #5f4500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004f82 and #553385. The triadic partners are #822219 and #005c1b.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e4190?

White text reads better on #2e4190: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and black gives 2.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e4190 a warm or cool color?

#2e4190 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 269 degrees, its lightness 40.7% and its chroma 0.132.