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#2f4388 color: Official Violet

#2f4388 is rgb(47, 67, 136) in RGB and oklch(40.563% 0.11755 268.574) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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227°
100%

40.6%
0.118
269°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.21:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.28:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #2f4388

#2f4388 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 40.6% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 269°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.21:1 contrast and black text 2.28:1, so white text reads better.

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

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2f4388 mixed with white

  1. 2f4388
  2. 415594
  3. 5367a1
  4. 6779ad
  5. 7b8cb9
  6. 909ec5
  7. a5b1d1
  8. bbc4dc
  9. d1d8e8
  10. e8ebf4

Darker: #2f4388 mixed with black

  1. 2f4388
  2. 273975
  3. 202f63
  4. 192652
  5. 121d41
  6. 0c1431
  7. 060c22
  8. 030513
  9. 010106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2f4388 with less saturation

  1. 2f4388
  2. 314482
  3. 34457c
  4. 374676
  5. 394770
  6. 3c4869
  7. 3e4863
  8. 41495d
  9. 444956
  10. 464950

Questions about #2f4388

What color is #2f4388?

#2f4388 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Official Violet. In RGB it is rgb(47, 67, 136), in HSL hsl(226.52, 48.63%, 35.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.563% 0.11755 268.574).

What colors go well with #2f4388?

The complementary color of #2f4388 is #5f4500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004f81 and #52377f. The triadic partners are #7c2921 and #005921.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f4388?

White text reads better on #2f4388: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and black gives 2.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f4388 a warm or cool color?

#2f4388 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 269 degrees, its lightness 40.6% and its chroma 0.118.