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#2f4485 color: Official Violet

#2f4485 is rgb(47, 68, 133) in RGB and oklch(40.564% 0.11172 267.747) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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225°
100%

40.6%
0.112
268°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.18:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.29:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #2f4485

#2f4485 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 40.6% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 268°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.18:1 contrast and black text 2.29:1, 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: #2f4485 mixed with white

  1. 2f4485
  2. 415692
  3. 54689e
  4. 677aaa
  5. 7b8cb7
  6. 909fc3
  7. a5b1cf
  8. bbc4db
  9. d1d8e7
  10. e8ebf3

Darker: #2f4485 mixed with black

  1. 2f4485
  2. 273a73
  3. 203061
  4. 192650
  5. 121d40
  6. 0c1430
  7. 060c21
  8. 030513
  9. 010206
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2f4485 with less saturation

  1. 2f4485
  2. 32457f
  3. 344679
  4. 374774
  5. 39486e
  6. 3c4868
  7. 3f4962
  8. 41495c
  9. 444956
  10. 46494f

Questions about #2f4485

What color is #2f4485?

#2f4485 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Official Violet. In RGB it is rgb(47, 68, 133), in HSL hsl(225.35, 47.78%, 35.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.564% 0.11172 267.747).

What colors go well with #2f4485?

The complementary color of #2f4485 is #604400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004f7e and #51397d. The triadic partners are #7a2b25 and #0b5922.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f4485?

White text reads better on #2f4485: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and black gives 2.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f4485 a warm or cool color?

#2f4485 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 268 degrees, its lightness 40.6% and its chroma 0.112.