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#2e4875 color: Dragonfly

#2e4875 is rgb(46, 72, 117) in RGB and oklch(40.356% 0.08266 260.754) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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218°
100%

40.4%
0.083
261°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • sky-900
  • Black 54%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.13:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.30:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #2e4875

#2e4875 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 40.4% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 261°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.13:1 contrast and black text 2.3:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dragonfly (#314a76). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2e4875 mixed with white

  1. 2e4875
  2. 415983
  3. 546a90
  4. 687c9e
  5. 7c8eac
  6. 91a0b9
  7. a6b2c7
  8. bbc5d5
  9. d2d8e3
  10. e8ebf1

Darker: #2e4875 mixed with black

  1. 2e4875
  2. 273d65
  3. 1f3355
  4. 182946
  5. 121f37
  6. 0b1629
  7. 060d1c
  8. 02060f
  9. 010205
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2e4875 with less saturation

  1. 2e4875
  2. 314871
  3. 34496c
  4. 374968
  5. 394964
  6. 3c495f
  7. 3f495b
  8. 414956
  9. 444952
  10. 46494d

Questions about #2e4875

What color is #2e4875?

#2e4875 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Dragonfly. In RGB it is rgb(46, 72, 117), in HSL hsl(218.03, 43.56%, 31.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.356% 0.08266 260.754).

What colors go well with #2e4875?

The complementary color of #2e4875 is #5f4301. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00506d and #494072. The triadic partners are #6f3435 and #2e5327.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e4875?

White text reads better on #2e4875: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and black gives 2.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e4875 a warm or cool color?

#2e4875 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 261 degrees, its lightness 40.4% and its chroma 0.083.