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#2f3a85 color: Soft dark indigo

#2f3a85 is rgb(47, 58, 133) in RGB and oklch(38.416% 0.12538 272.771) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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232°
100%

38.4%
0.125
273°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.17:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.06:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #2f3a85

#2f3a85 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 38.4% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 273°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.17:1 contrast and black text 2.06:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Official Violet (#2e4182). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #2f3a85 mixed with white

  1. 2f3a85
  2. 404d92
  3. 52609f
  4. 6673ab
  5. 7a87b7
  6. 8f9ac4
  7. a4aed0
  8. bac2dc
  9. d1d6e8
  10. e8eaf3

Darker: #2f3a85 mixed with black

  1. 2f3a85
  2. 273173
  3. 202861
  4. 192050
  5. 121840
  6. 0c1030
  7. 060921
  8. 030413
  9. 010106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2f3a85 with less saturation

  1. 2f3a85
  2. 313c7f
  3. 323d78
  4. 343f72
  5. 36406b
  6. 384165
  7. 3a425e
  8. 3d4258
  9. 3f4351
  10. 41434a

Questions about #2f3a85

What color is #2f3a85?

#2f3a85 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Soft dark indigo. In RGB it is rgb(47, 58, 133), in HSL hsl(232.33, 47.78%, 35.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.416% 0.12538 272.771).

What colors go well with #2f3a85?

The complementary color of #2f3a85 is #564100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00477e and #512e79. The triadic partners are #78200f and #00551f.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f3a85?

White text reads better on #2f3a85: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and black gives 2.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f3a85 a warm or cool color?

#2f3a85 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 273 degrees, its lightness 38.4% and its chroma 0.125.