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#2e5daa color: Nebulas Blue

#2e5daa is rgb(46, 93, 170) in RGB and oklch(48.704% 0.1338 259.784) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

48.7%
0.134
260°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.44:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.26:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #2e5daa

#2e5daa is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 48.7% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 260°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.44:1 contrast and black text 3.26:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Nebulas Blue (#2e62a7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2e5daa mixed with white

  1. 2e5daa
  2. 426db3
  3. 567dbc
  4. 6a8dc5
  5. 7f9dce
  6. 93add7
  7. a8bddf
  8. bdcee7
  9. d3deef
  10. e9eef7

Darker: #2e5daa mixed with black

  1. 2e5daa
  2. 275093
  3. 1f437d
  4. 183768
  5. 122a53
  6. 0b1f3f
  7. 06142d
  8. 020a1b
  9. 01030b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2e5daa with less saturation

  1. 2e5daa
  2. 345ea3
  3. 3a5f9c
  4. 3f5f94
  5. 44608d
  6. 496086
  7. 4e607e
  8. 526077
  9. 57606f
  10. 5b6067

Questions about #2e5daa

What color is #2e5daa?

#2e5daa is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Nebulas Blue. In RGB it is rgb(46, 93, 170), in HSL hsl(217.26, 57.41%, 42.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.704% 0.1338 259.784).

What colors go well with #2e5daa?

The complementary color of #2e5daa is #835500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006a96 and #604fa5. The triadic partners are #9d393f and #2f711e.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e5daa?

White text reads better on #2e5daa: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and black gives 3.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e5daa a warm or cool color?

#2e5daa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 260 degrees, its lightness 48.7% and its chroma 0.134.