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#2f3f77 color: Forbidden Blackberry

#2f3f77 is rgb(47, 63, 119) in RGB and oklch(38.446% 0.09722 269.421) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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227°
100%

38.4%
0.097
269°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • sky-900
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.01:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.10:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #2f3f77

#2f3f77 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 38.4% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 269°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.01:1 contrast and black text 2.1:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Forbidden Blackberry (#323f75). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2f3f77 mixed with white

  1. 2f3f77
  2. 415185
  3. 536392
  4. 6776a0
  5. 7b88ad
  6. 909bbb
  7. a5afc9
  8. bbc2d6
  9. d1d6e4
  10. e8eaf1

Darker: #2f3f77 mixed with black

  1. 2f3f77
  2. 273567
  3. 202c57
  4. 192347
  5. 121b38
  6. 0c122a
  7. 060a1c
  8. 030410
  9. 010105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2f3f77 with less saturation

  1. 2f3f77
  2. 314072
  3. 33416d
  4. 354168
  5. 374263
  6. 39425e
  7. 3b4359
  8. 3d4354
  9. 3f434e
  10. 414349

Questions about #2f3f77

What color is #2f3f77?

#2f3f77 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Forbidden Blackberry. In RGB it is rgb(47, 63, 119), in HSL hsl(226.67, 43.37%, 32.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.446% 0.09722 269.421).

What colors go well with #2f3f77?

The complementary color of #2f3f77 is #583f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004971 and #4c356f. The triadic partners are #6e2b23 and #105125.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f3f77?

White text reads better on #2f3f77: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and black gives 2.1:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f3f77 a warm or cool color?

#2f3f77 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 269 degrees, its lightness 38.4% and its chroma 0.097.