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#2e4d82 color: Assassin

#2e4d82 is rgb(46, 77, 130) in RGB and oklch(42.367% 0.09596 260.476) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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218°
100%

42.4%
0.096
260°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • sky-800
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.40:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.50:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #2e4d82

#2e4d82 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 42.4% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 260°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast and black text 2.5:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Assassin (#2d4f83). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2e4d82 mixed with white

  1. 2e4d82
  2. 415e8f
  3. 546f9b
  4. 6880a8
  5. 7c91b4
  6. 91a3c1
  7. a6b5cd
  8. bcc7da
  9. d2d9e6
  10. e8ecf3

Darker: #2e4d82 mixed with black

  1. 2e4d82
  2. 274270
  3. 1f375f
  4. 182c4e
  5. 12223e
  6. 0b182f
  7. 060f20
  8. 020712
  9. 010206
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2e4d82 with less saturation

  1. 2e4d82
  2. 324d7d
  3. 354e78
  4. 384e73
  5. 3c4e6e
  6. 3f4f69
  7. 424f63
  8. 454f5e
  9. 484e59
  10. 4b4e53

Questions about #2e4d82

What color is #2e4d82?

#2e4d82 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Assassin. In RGB it is rgb(46, 77, 130), in HSL hsl(217.86, 47.73%, 34.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.367% 0.09596 260.476).

What colors go well with #2e4d82?

The complementary color of #2e4d82 is #694700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005678 and #4e437e. The triadic partners are #7a3537 and #2e5a25.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e4d82?

White text reads better on #2e4d82: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and black gives 2.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e4d82 a warm or cool color?

#2e4d82 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 260 degrees, its lightness 42.4% and its chroma 0.096.