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#2e4263 color: Black Turmeric

#2e4263 is rgb(46, 66, 99) in RGB and oklch(37.815% 0.06238 260.07) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

37.8%
0.062
260°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • slate-700
  • Black 61%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.12:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.08:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #2e4263

#2e4263 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 37.8% lightness, 0.062 chroma and a hue of 260°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.12:1 contrast and black text 2.08:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Black Turmeric (#2c4364). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-700.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2e4263 mixed with white

  1. 2e4263
  2. 405372
  3. 536581
  4. 677790
  5. 7b899f
  6. 909caf
  7. a5afbf
  8. bbc2ce
  9. d1d6de
  10. e8ebef

Darker: #2e4263 mixed with black

  1. 2e4263
  2. 273855
  3. 1f2f47
  4. 18253a
  5. 121c2e
  6. 0b1421
  7. 060b16
  8. 02050b
  9. 010103
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2e4263 with less saturation

  1. 2e4263
  2. 304260
  3. 32425d
  4. 344259
  5. 364256
  6. 384253
  7. 3a424f
  8. 3c424c
  9. 3e4249
  10. 404245

Questions about #2e4263

What color is #2e4263?

#2e4263 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Black Turmeric. In RGB it is rgb(46, 66, 99), in HSL hsl(217.36, 36.55%, 28.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(37.815% 0.06238 260.07).

What colors go well with #2e4263?

The complementary color of #2e4263 is #533e17. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #17485d and #413c61. The triadic partners are #5f3434 and #2f4a2a.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e4263?

White text reads better on #2e4263: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 and black gives 2.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e4263 a warm or cool color?

#2e4263 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 260 degrees, its lightness 37.8% and its chroma 0.062.