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#2e53cb color: New Car

#2e53cb is rgb(46, 83, 203) in RGB and oklch(49.153% 0.19088 266.213) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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226°
100%

49.2%
0.191
266°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • blue-700
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.53:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.22:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #2e53cb

#2e53cb is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.2% lightness, 0.191 chroma and a hue of 266°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.53:1 contrast and black text 3.22:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is New Car (#214fc6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-700.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2e53cb mixed with white

  1. 2e53cb
  2. 4066d2
  3. 5378d8
  4. 6789de
  5. 7c9ae4
  6. 91abea
  7. a6bcef
  8. bccdf3
  9. d2def8
  10. e8eefc

Darker: #2e53cb mixed with black

  1. 2e53cb
  2. 2747b0
  3. 1f3b96
  4. 18307d
  5. 122565
  6. 0b1b4d
  7. 061137
  8. 020822
  9. 01020f
  10. 000002

Calmer: #2e53cb with less saturation

  1. 2e53cb
  2. 3356c1
  3. 3859b6
  4. 3d5bac
  5. 425da2
  6. 475e97
  7. 4d608d
  8. 526082
  9. 576177
  10. 5c616c

Questions about #2e53cb

What color is #2e53cb?

#2e53cb is soft dark blue. The closest named color is New Car. In RGB it is rgb(46, 83, 203), in HSL hsl(225.86, 63.05%, 48.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.153% 0.19088 266.213).

What colors go well with #2e53cb?

The complementary color of #2e53cb is #7e5a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0069a1 and #6e3dbe. The triadic partners are #b4131c and #007900.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e53cb?

White text reads better on #2e53cb: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and black gives 3.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e53cb a warm or cool color?

#2e53cb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 266 degrees, its lightness 49.2% and its chroma 0.191.