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#2e697e color: Byron Place

#2e697e is rgb(46, 105, 126) in RGB and oklch(49.08% 0.06939 224.356) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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196°
100%

49.1%
0.069
224°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • cyan-800
  • Black 51%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.11:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.44:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #2e697e

#2e697e is a dusty dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.1% lightness, 0.069 chroma and a hue of 224°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.11:1 contrast and black text 3.44:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Byron Place (#31667d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-800.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #2e697e mixed with white

  1. 2e697e
  2. 44778a
  3. 598697
  4. 6d94a3
  5. 81a3b0
  6. 96b2bd
  7. aac1ca
  8. bfd0d7
  9. d4e0e4
  10. e9eff2

Darker: #2e697e mixed with black

  1. 2e697e
  2. 275a6d
  3. 1f4c5c
  4. 183e4c
  5. 12313c
  6. 0b242d
  7. 06181f
  8. 020c11
  9. 010405
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2e697e with less saturation

  1. 2e697e
  2. 35687b
  3. 3b6878
  4. 416775
  5. 466672
  6. 4b656f
  7. 50646d
  8. 54636a
  9. 596267
  10. 5d6264

Questions about #2e697e

What color is #2e697e?

#2e697e is dusty dark sky blue. The closest named color is Byron Place. In RGB it is rgb(46, 105, 126), in HSL hsl(195.75, 46.51%, 33.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.08% 0.06939 224.356).

What colors go well with #2e697e?

The complementary color of #2e697e is #82543f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #266d6c and #456388. The triadic partners are #7d506a and #676332.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e697e?

White text reads better on #2e697e: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and black gives 3.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e697e a warm or cool color?

#2e697e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 224 degrees, its lightness 49.1% and its chroma 0.069.