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#2f4486 color: Official Violet

#2f4486 is rgb(47, 68, 134) in RGB and oklch(40.636% 0.11322 267.85) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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226°
100%

40.6%
0.113
268°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.16:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.29:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #2f4486

#2f4486 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 40.6% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 268°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.16:1 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: #2f4486 mixed with white

  1. 2f4486
  2. 415693
  3. 54689f
  4. 677aab
  5. 7b8cb7
  6. 909fc4
  7. a5b2d0
  8. bbc5dc
  9. d1d8e7
  10. e8ebf3

Darker: #2f4486 mixed with black

  1. 2f4486
  2. 273a74
  3. 203062
  4. 192651
  5. 121d40
  6. 0c1430
  7. 060c21
  8. 030513
  9. 010206
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2f4486 with less saturation

  1. 2f4486
  2. 324580
  3. 34467a
  4. 374774
  5. 39486e
  6. 3c4868
  7. 3f4962
  8. 41495c
  9. 444956
  10. 474950

Questions about #2f4486

What color is #2f4486?

#2f4486 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Official Violet. In RGB it is rgb(47, 68, 134), in HSL hsl(225.52, 48.07%, 35.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.636% 0.11322 267.85).

What colors go well with #2f4486?

The complementary color of #2f4486 is #604400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00507e and #52397e. The triadic partners are #7b2b24 and #095922.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f4486?

White text reads better on #2f4486: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and black gives 2.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f4486 a warm or cool color?

#2f4486 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 268 degrees, its lightness 40.6% and its chroma 0.113.