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#2e50af color: Night in Manchester

#2e50af is rgb(46, 80, 175) in RGB and oklch(46.267% 0.15687 265.668) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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224°
100%

46.3%
0.157
266°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • blue-800
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.28:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.88:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #2e50af

#2e50af is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 46.3% lightness, 0.157 chroma and a hue of 266°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.28:1 contrast and black text 2.88:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Night in Manchester (#324ab2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2e50af mixed with white

  1. 2e50af
  2. 4162b8
  3. 5474c1
  4. 6885ca
  5. 7c96d2
  6. 91a8da
  7. a6b9e2
  8. bccaea
  9. d2dcf1
  10. e8edf8

Darker: #2e50af mixed with black

  1. 2e50af
  2. 274498
  3. 1f3981
  4. 182e6b
  5. 122456
  6. 0b1a41
  7. 06102e
  8. 02071c
  9. 01020b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2e50af with less saturation

  1. 2e50af
  2. 3252a7
  3. 37549e
  4. 3b5596
  5. 3f568d
  6. 445785
  7. 48587c
  8. 4c5874
  9. 50596b
  10. 555962

Questions about #2e50af

What color is #2e50af?

#2e50af is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Night in Manchester. In RGB it is rgb(46, 80, 175), in HSL hsl(224.19, 58.37%, 43.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.267% 0.15687 265.668).

What colors go well with #2e50af?

The complementary color of #2e50af is #755200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006194 and #623fa5. The triadic partners are #9e2526 and #006e12.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e50af?

White text reads better on #2e50af: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and black gives 2.88:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e50af a warm or cool color?

#2e50af is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 266 degrees, its lightness 46.3% and its chroma 0.157.