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#2e426e color: Napoleonic Blue

#2e426e is rgb(46, 66, 110) in RGB and oklch(38.48% 0.07951 264.482) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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221°
100%

38.5%
0.080
264°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • sky-900
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.90:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.12:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #2e426e

#2e426e is a muted dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 38.5% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 264°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast and black text 2.12:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Napoleonic Blue (#2c4170). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2e426e mixed with white

  1. 2e426e
  2. 40537c
  3. 53658a
  4. 677799
  5. 7b8aa7
  6. 909cb6
  7. a5afc4
  8. bbc3d3
  9. d1d7e1
  10. e8ebf0

Darker: #2e426e mixed with black

  1. 2e426e
  2. 27385f
  3. 1f2f50
  4. 182541
  5. 121c33
  6. 0b1426
  7. 060b19
  8. 02050e
  9. 010104
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2e426e with less saturation

  1. 2e426e
  2. 30426a
  3. 324366
  4. 354362
  5. 37435d
  6. 394459
  7. 3b4455
  8. 3d4451
  9. 3f444c
  10. 414448

Questions about #2e426e

What color is #2e426e?

#2e426e is muted dark blue. The closest named color is Napoleonic Blue. In RGB it is rgb(46, 66, 110), in HSL hsl(221.25, 41.03%, 30.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.48% 0.07951 264.482).

What colors go well with #2e426e?

The complementary color of #2e426e is #573f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #034a67 and #473a69. The triadic partners are #68312e and #264e27.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e426e?

White text reads better on #2e426e: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 and black gives 2.12:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e426e a warm or cool color?

#2e426e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 264 degrees, its lightness 38.5% and its chroma 0.08.