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#2e5697 color: B’dazzled Blue

#2e5697 is rgb(46, 86, 151) in RGB and oklch(45.835% 0.1155 259.645) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

45.8%
0.115
260°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • sky-800
  • Black 41%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.26:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.89:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #2e5697

#2e5697 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 45.8% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 260°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.26:1 contrast and black text 2.89:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is B’dazzled Blue (#2e5894). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2e5697 mixed with white

  1. 2e5697
  2. 4266a2
  3. 5577ad
  4. 6987b7
  5. 7e98c2
  6. 92a9cc
  7. a7bad7
  8. bdcbe1
  9. d2dceb
  10. e9edf5

Darker: #2e5697 mixed with black

  1. 2e5697
  2. 274a83
  3. 1f3e6f
  4. 18325c
  5. 122749
  6. 0b1c37
  7. 061226
  8. 020817
  9. 010208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2e5697 with less saturation

  1. 2e5697
  2. 335791
  3. 38578b
  4. 3c5885
  5. 40587e
  6. 445878
  7. 485872
  8. 4c586b
  9. 505865
  10. 54585e

Questions about #2e5697

What color is #2e5697?

#2e5697 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is B’dazzled Blue. In RGB it is rgb(46, 86, 151), in HSL hsl(217.14, 53.3%, 38.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.835% 0.1155 259.645).

What colors go well with #2e5697?

The complementary color of #2e5697 is #784e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00618a and #574a93. The triadic partners are #8d383c and #306622.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e5697?

White text reads better on #2e5697: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and black gives 2.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e5697 a warm or cool color?

#2e5697 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 260 degrees, its lightness 45.8% and its chroma 0.115.