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#2f5099 color: Chinese Blue

#2f5099 is rgb(47, 80, 153) in RGB and oklch(44.664% 0.12546 263.782) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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221°
100%

44.7%
0.125
264°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • sky-800
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.70:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.73:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #2f5099

#2f5099 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 44.7% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 264°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast and black text 2.73:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chinese Blue (#365194). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2f5099 mixed with white

  1. 2f5099
  2. 4261a4
  3. 5572af
  4. 6983b9
  5. 7d95c4
  6. 92a6ce
  7. a7b7d8
  8. bcc9e2
  9. d2dbec
  10. e8edf5

Darker: #2f5099 mixed with black

  1. 2f5099
  2. 274484
  3. 203970
  4. 192e5d
  5. 12244a
  6. 0c1a38
  7. 061027
  8. 030717
  9. 010208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2f5099 with less saturation

  1. 2f5099
  2. 335192
  3. 37528c
  4. 3b5385
  5. 3f537e
  6. 425477
  7. 465471
  8. 4a546a
  9. 4d5563
  10. 51545c

Questions about #2f5099

What color is #2f5099?

#2f5099 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Chinese Blue. In RGB it is rgb(47, 80, 153), in HSL hsl(221.32, 53%, 39.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.664% 0.12546 263.782).

What colors go well with #2f5099?

The complementary color of #2f5099 is #714d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005d8b and #594392. The triadic partners are #8d3131 and #1c6520.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f5099?

White text reads better on #2f5099: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and black gives 2.73:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f5099 a warm or cool color?

#2f5099 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 264 degrees, its lightness 44.7% and its chroma 0.125.