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#2e4483 color: Official Violet

#2e4483 is rgb(46, 68, 131) in RGB and oklch(40.361% 0.10906 266.991) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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224°
100%

40.4%
0.109
267°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.25:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.27:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #2e4483

#2e4483 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 40.4% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 267°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.25:1 contrast and black text 2.27:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Official Violet (#2e4182). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2e4483 mixed with white

  1. 2e4483
  2. 405690
  3. 53689c
  4. 677aa9
  5. 7b8cb5
  6. 909fc2
  7. a5b1ce
  8. bbc4da
  9. d1d8e7
  10. e8ebf3

Darker: #2e4483 mixed with black

  1. 2e4483
  2. 273a71
  3. 1f3060
  4. 18264f
  5. 121d3f
  6. 0b142f
  7. 060c20
  8. 020512
  9. 010206
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2e4483 with less saturation

  1. 2e4483
  2. 31457d
  3. 334678
  4. 364772
  5. 39476c
  6. 3b4867
  7. 3e4861
  8. 41485b
  9. 434955
  10. 46494f

Questions about #2e4483

What color is #2e4483?

#2e4483 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Official Violet. In RGB it is rgb(46, 68, 131), in HSL hsl(224.47, 48.02%, 34.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.361% 0.10906 266.991).

What colors go well with #2e4483?

The complementary color of #2e4483 is #604300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004f7b and #50397b. The triadic partners are #792c26 and #115822.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e4483?

White text reads better on #2e4483: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and black gives 2.27:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e4483 a warm or cool color?

#2e4483 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 267 degrees, its lightness 40.4% and its chroma 0.109.