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#2e437c color: Sodalite Blue

#2e437c is rgb(46, 67, 124) in RGB and oklch(39.642% 0.09979 266.662) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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224°
100%

39.6%
0.100
267°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • sky-900
  • Black 51%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.50:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.21:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #2e437c

#2e437c is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 39.6% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 267°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast and black text 2.21:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sodalite Blue (#2c447b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2e437c mixed with white

  1. 2e437c
  2. 405589
  3. 536796
  4. 6779a4
  5. 7b8bb1
  6. 909ebe
  7. a5b1cb
  8. bbc4d8
  9. d1d7e5
  10. e8ebf2

Darker: #2e437c mixed with black

  1. 2e437c
  2. 27396b
  3. 1f2f5a
  4. 18264a
  5. 121d3b
  6. 0b142c
  7. 060c1e
  8. 020511
  9. 010105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2e437c with less saturation

  1. 2e437c
  2. 304477
  3. 334572
  4. 35456c
  5. 384667
  6. 3a4662
  7. 3d465d
  8. 3f4757
  9. 424752
  10. 44474c

Questions about #2e437c

What color is #2e437c?

#2e437c is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Sodalite Blue. In RGB it is rgb(46, 67, 124), in HSL hsl(223.85, 45.88%, 33.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.642% 0.09979 266.662).

What colors go well with #2e437c?

The complementary color of #2e437c is #5e4100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004d75 and #4d3975. The triadic partners are #732d28 and #195424.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e437c?

White text reads better on #2e437c: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and black gives 2.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e437c a warm or cool color?

#2e437c is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 267 degrees, its lightness 39.6% and its chroma 0.1.