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#2e5caa color: Miracle at Wrigley

#2e5caa is rgb(46, 92, 170) in RGB and oklch(48.481% 0.13501 260.269) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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218°
100%

48.5%
0.135
260°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.51:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.23:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #2e5caa

#2e5caa is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 48.5% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 260°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.51:1 contrast and black text 3.23:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Miracle at Wrigley (#255ba2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2e5caa mixed with white

  1. 2e5caa
  2. 426cb3
  3. 567cbd
  4. 6a8cc5
  5. 7f9dce
  6. 93add7
  7. a8bddf
  8. bdcde7
  9. d3deef
  10. e9eef7

Darker: #2e5caa mixed with black

  1. 2e5caa
  2. 274f93
  3. 1f427d
  4. 183668
  5. 122a53
  6. 0b1f3f
  7. 06142d
  8. 020a1b
  9. 01030b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2e5caa with less saturation

  1. 2e5caa
  2. 345da3
  3. 395e9b
  4. 3f5f94
  5. 445f8d
  6. 495f85
  7. 4d607e
  8. 526076
  9. 565f6f
  10. 5b5f67

Questions about #2e5caa

What color is #2e5caa?

#2e5caa is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Miracle at Wrigley. In RGB it is rgb(46, 92, 170), in HSL hsl(217.74, 57.41%, 42.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.481% 0.13501 260.269).

What colors go well with #2e5caa?

The complementary color of #2e5caa is #815500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006995 and #604da5. The triadic partners are #9d373d and #2d701d.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e5caa?

White text reads better on #2e5caa: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and black gives 3.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e5caa a warm or cool color?

#2e5caa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 260 degrees, its lightness 48.5% and its chroma 0.135.