#2e538e color: Flashy Sapphire
#2e538e is rgb(46, 83, 142) in RGB and oklch(44.55% 0.10621 259.346) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Blue
- Dark
- Soft
- Cool
- ≈ Cobalt
- sky-800
- Black 44%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #2e538e
#2e538e is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 44.5% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 259°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 7.65:1 contrast and black text 2.74:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Flashy Sapphire (#2c538a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.
Lighter: #2e538e mixed with white
Darker: #2e538e mixed with black
Calmer: #2e538e with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #2e538e
Questions about #2e538e
What color is #2e538e?
#2e538e is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Flashy Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(46, 83, 142), in HSL hsl(216.88, 51.06%, 36.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.55% 0.10621 259.346).
What colors go well with #2e538e?
The complementary color of #2e538e is #734b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005d83 and #53488a. The triadic partners are #85383c and #316224.
Is white or black text more readable on #2e538e?
White text reads better on #2e538e: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and black gives 2.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #2e538e a warm or cool color?
#2e538e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 259 degrees, its lightness 44.5% and its chroma 0.106.