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#2f52a0 color: Dazzling Blue

#2f52a0 is rgb(47, 82, 160) in RGB and oklch(45.606% 0.13296 263.771) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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221°
100%

45.6%
0.133
264°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • sky-800
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.41:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.84:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #2f52a0

#2f52a0 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 45.6% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 264°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.41:1 contrast and black text 2.84:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dazzling Blue (#3850a0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2f52a0 mixed with white

  1. 2f52a0
  2. 4263aa
  3. 5574b4
  4. 6985be
  5. 7d96c8
  6. 92a7d2
  7. a7b9db
  8. bccae4
  9. d2dbed
  10. e8edf6

Darker: #2f52a0 mixed with black

  1. 2f52a0
  2. 27468b
  3. 203b76
  4. 192f61
  5. 12254e
  6. 0c1a3b
  7. 061129
  8. 030819
  9. 010209
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2f52a0 with less saturation

  1. 2f52a0
  2. 335399
  3. 385492
  4. 3c558b
  5. 405684
  6. 44567c
  7. 485775
  8. 4c576e
  9. 4f5766
  10. 53575f

Questions about #2f52a0

What color is #2f52a0?

#2f52a0 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Dazzling Blue. In RGB it is rgb(47, 82, 160), in HSL hsl(221.42, 54.59%, 40.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.606% 0.13296 263.771).

What colors go well with #2f52a0?

The complementary color of #2f52a0 is #744f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00608e and #5c4499. The triadic partners are #933031 and #19691d.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f52a0?

White text reads better on #2f52a0: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and black gives 2.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f52a0 a warm or cool color?

#2f52a0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 264 degrees, its lightness 45.6% and its chroma 0.133.