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#2e5dbe color: Amnesia Blue

#2e5dbe is rgb(46, 93, 190) in RGB and oklch(50.135% 0.16132 262.623) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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220°
100%

50.1%
0.161
263°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.13:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.43:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #2e5dbe

#2e5dbe is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 50.1% lightness, 0.161 chroma and a hue of 263°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.13:1 contrast and black text 3.43:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Amnesia Blue (#1560bd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #2e5dbe mixed with white

  1. 2e5dbe
  2. 426ec6
  3. 567ecd
  4. 6a8ed4
  5. 7e9fdb
  6. 93afe2
  7. a8bfe8
  8. bdcfee
  9. d3dff4
  10. e9effa

Darker: #2e5dbe mixed with black

  1. 2e5dbe
  2. 2750a5
  3. 1f438c
  4. 183775
  5. 122a5e
  6. 0b1f48
  7. 061433
  8. 020a1f
  9. 01030d
  10. 000002

Calmer: #2e5dbe with less saturation

  1. 2e5dbe
  2. 345fb5
  3. 3a60ac
  4. 4061a4
  5. 45629b
  6. 4b6392
  7. 506489
  8. 556480
  9. 5a6477
  10. 5f646d

Questions about #2e5dbe

What color is #2e5dbe?

#2e5dbe is soft blue. The closest named color is Amnesia Blue. In RGB it is rgb(46, 93, 190), in HSL hsl(220.42, 61.02%, 46.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.135% 0.16132 262.623).

What colors go well with #2e5dbe?

The complementary color of #2e5dbe is #855b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006e9f and #694bb6. The triadic partners are #ad2f36 and #127911.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e5dbe?

White text reads better on #2e5dbe: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and black gives 3.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e5dbe a warm or cool color?

#2e5dbe is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 263 degrees, its lightness 50.1% and its chroma 0.161.