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#2f4e6e color: Celestial Blue

#2f4e6e is rgb(47, 78, 110) in RGB and oklch(41.477% 0.06536 250.379) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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210°
100%

41.5%
0.065
250°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • cyan-900
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.62:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.44:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #2f4e6e

#2f4e6e is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 41.5% lightness, 0.065 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.62:1 contrast and black text 2.44:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Celestial Blue (#2c4d69). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2f4e6e mixed with white

  1. 2f4e6e
  2. 425e7c
  3. 556f8a
  4. 698098
  5. 7d91a6
  6. 92a3b5
  7. a7b5c3
  8. bcc7d2
  9. d2d9e1
  10. e8ecf0

Darker: #2f4e6e mixed with black

  1. 2f4e6e
  2. 27435f
  3. 203850
  4. 192d41
  5. 122333
  6. 0c1926
  7. 060f19
  8. 03070e
  9. 010204
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2f4e6e with less saturation

  1. 2f4e6e
  2. 324e6b
  3. 364e67
  4. 394e64
  5. 3c4d61
  6. 3e4d5d
  7. 414d5a
  8. 444d56
  9. 464c53
  10. 494c4f

Questions about #2f4e6e

What color is #2f4e6e?

#2f4e6e is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Celestial Blue. In RGB it is rgb(47, 78, 110), in HSL hsl(210.48, 40.13%, 30.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.477% 0.06536 250.379).

What colors go well with #2f4e6e?

The complementary color of #2f4e6e is #624521. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #185464 and #45476f. The triadic partners are #6a3c43 and #3f532c.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f4e6e?

White text reads better on #2f4e6e: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and black gives 2.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f4e6e a warm or cool color?

#2f4e6e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 41.5% and its chroma 0.065.