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#2e5fa0 color: Zydeco Blue

#2e5fa0 is rgb(46, 95, 160) in RGB and oklch(48.498% 0.11759 256.367) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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214°
100%

48.5%
0.118
256°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 37%

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 #2e5fa0

#2e5fa0 is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 48.5% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 256°.

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 Zydeco Blue (#2b61a0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2e5fa0 mixed with white

  1. 2e5fa0
  2. 436faa
  3. 577eb4
  4. 6b8ebe
  5. 7f9ec7
  6. 94aed1
  7. a9beda
  8. becee4
  9. d3deed
  10. e9eef6

Darker: #2e5fa0 mixed with black

  1. 2e5fa0
  2. 27528b
  3. 1f4476
  4. 183861
  5. 122c4e
  6. 0b203b
  7. 061529
  8. 020a19
  9. 010309
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2e5fa0 with less saturation

  1. 2e5fa0
  2. 34609a
  3. 3a6093
  4. 3f608d
  5. 446087
  6. 496080
  7. 4e607a
  8. 526073
  9. 57606d
  10. 5b5f66

Questions about #2e5fa0

What color is #2e5fa0?

#2e5fa0 is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Zydeco Blue. In RGB it is rgb(46, 95, 160), in HSL hsl(214.21, 55.34%, 40.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.498% 0.11759 256.367).

What colors go well with #2e5fa0?

The complementary color of #2e5fa0 is #845300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006a90 and #5b529e. The triadic partners are #963e47 and #3d6d23.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e5fa0?

White text reads better on #2e5fa0: 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 #2e5fa0 a warm or cool color?

#2e5fa0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 256 degrees, its lightness 48.5% and its chroma 0.118.