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#2f5289 color: Flashy Sapphire

#2f5289 is rgb(47, 82, 137) in RGB and oklch(44.043% 0.09977 259.105) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

44%
0.100
259°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • sky-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.81:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.69:1Hard to read
Lc 17

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About #2f5289

#2f5289 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 44% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 259°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.81:1 contrast and black text 2.69:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Flashy Sapphire (#2c538a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2f5289 mixed with white

  1. 2f5289
  2. 426295
  3. 5673a1
  4. 6984ad
  5. 7e95b9
  6. 92a6c4
  7. a7b7d0
  8. bdc9dc
  9. d2dbe8
  10. e9edf3

Darker: #2f5289 mixed with black

  1. 2f5289
  2. 274676
  3. 203b64
  4. 192f53
  5. 122542
  6. 0c1a31
  7. 061122
  8. 030814
  9. 010207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2f5289 with less saturation

  1. 2f5289
  2. 335284
  3. 37537e
  4. 3b5379
  5. 3e5374
  6. 42536e
  7. 455369
  8. 495363
  9. 4c535e
  10. 4f5358

Questions about #2f5289

What color is #2f5289?

#2f5289 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Flashy Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(47, 82, 137), in HSL hsl(216.67, 48.91%, 36.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.043% 0.09977 259.105).

What colors go well with #2f5289?

The complementary color of #2f5289 is #704a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005c7e and #524886. The triadic partners are #81393c and #335f26.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f5289?

White text reads better on #2f5289: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and black gives 2.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f5289 a warm or cool color?

#2f5289 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 259 degrees, its lightness 44% and its chroma 0.1.