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#2f4688 color: Pacific Navy

#2f4688 is rgb(47, 70, 136) in RGB and oklch(41.225% 0.11353 266.931) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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224°
100%

41.2%
0.114
267°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.93:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.35:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #2f4688

#2f4688 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 41.2% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 267°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.93:1 contrast and black text 2.35:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Pacific Navy (#25488a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2f4688 mixed with white

  1. 2f4688
  2. 415894
  3. 546aa1
  4. 677bad
  5. 7c8eb9
  6. 90a0c5
  7. a6b2d0
  8. bbc5dc
  9. d1d8e8
  10. e8ecf3

Darker: #2f4688 mixed with black

  1. 2f4688
  2. 273c75
  3. 203263
  4. 192852
  5. 121e41
  6. 0c1531
  7. 060d22
  8. 030513
  9. 010206
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2f4688 with less saturation

  1. 2f4688
  2. 324782
  3. 35487c
  4. 374976
  5. 3a4a70
  6. 3d4a6a
  7. 404a64
  8. 434b5e
  9. 454b58
  10. 484b51

Questions about #2f4688

What color is #2f4688?

#2f4688 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Pacific Navy. In RGB it is rgb(47, 70, 136), in HSL hsl(224.49, 48.63%, 35.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.225% 0.11353 266.931).

What colors go well with #2f4688?

The complementary color of #2f4688 is #634600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005280 and #523b80. The triadic partners are #7d2c27 and #0f5b22.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f4688?

White text reads better on #2f4688: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and black gives 2.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f4688 a warm or cool color?

#2f4688 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 267 degrees, its lightness 41.2% and its chroma 0.114.