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#2e6590 color: Starry Night

#2e6590 is rgb(46, 101, 144) in RGB and oklch(48.982% 0.09035 244.822) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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206°
100%

49%
0.090
245°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.21:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.38:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #2e6590

#2e6590 is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 49% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 245°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.21:1 contrast and black text 3.38:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Starry Night (#286492). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #2e6590 mixed with white

  1. 2e6590
  2. 44749b
  3. 5883a6
  4. 6c92b1
  5. 81a1bc
  6. 95b0c8
  7. aabfd3
  8. bfcfde
  9. d4dfe9
  10. e9eff4

Darker: #2e6590 mixed with black

  1. 2e6590
  2. 27577d
  3. 1f496a
  4. 183c57
  5. 122f45
  6. 0b2234
  7. 061724
  8. 020c15
  9. 010307
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2e6590 with less saturation

  1. 2e6590
  2. 35658b
  3. 3b6587
  4. 416482
  5. 46647d
  6. 4b6379
  7. 4f6374
  8. 54626f
  9. 58626a
  10. 5c6165

Questions about #2e6590

What color is #2e6590?

#2e6590 is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Starry Night. In RGB it is rgb(46, 101, 144), in HSL hsl(206.33, 51.58%, 37.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.982% 0.09035 244.822).

What colors go well with #2e6590?

The complementary color of #2e6590 is #835422. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006d80 and #515b93. The triadic partners are #8a495a and #55692c.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e6590?

White text reads better on #2e6590: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and black gives 3.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e6590 a warm or cool color?

#2e6590 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 245 degrees, its lightness 49% and its chroma 0.09.