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#2f538d color: Flashy Sapphire

#2f538d is rgb(47, 83, 141) in RGB and oklch(44.533% 0.10437 259.511) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

44.5%
0.104
260°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • sky-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.66:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.74:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #2f538d

#2f538d is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 44.5% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 260°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.66:1 contrast and black text 2.74:1, 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: #2f538d mixed with white

  1. 2f538d
  2. 426399
  3. 5674a4
  4. 6a85b0
  5. 7e96bb
  6. 92a7c7
  7. a7b8d2
  8. bdc9dd
  9. d2dbe9
  10. e9edf4

Darker: #2f538d mixed with black

  1. 2f538d
  2. 27477a
  3. 203b67
  4. 193055
  5. 122544
  6. 0c1b33
  7. 061123
  8. 030814
  9. 010207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2f538d with less saturation

  1. 2f538d
  2. 335487
  3. 375482
  4. 3b547c
  5. 3f5577
  6. 435571
  7. 46556b
  8. 4a5566
  9. 4d5460
  10. 51545a

Questions about #2f538d

What color is #2f538d?

#2f538d is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Flashy Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(47, 83, 141), in HSL hsl(217.02, 50%, 36.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.533% 0.10437 259.511).

What colors go well with #2f538d?

The complementary color of #2f538d is #724b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005d82 and #544889. The triadic partners are #84383c and #326125.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f538d?

White text reads better on #2f538d: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and black gives 2.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f538d a warm or cool color?

#2f538d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 260 degrees, its lightness 44.5% and its chroma 0.104.