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#2f5898 color: B’dazzled Blue

#2f5898 is rgb(47, 88, 152) in RGB and oklch(46.407% 0.11415 259.017) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

46.4%
0.114
259°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-800
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.07:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.97:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #2f5898

#2f5898 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 46.4% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 259°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.07:1 contrast and black text 2.97:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is B’dazzled Blue (#2e5894). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2f5898 mixed with white

  1. 2f5898
  2. 4368a3
  3. 5678ad
  4. 6a89b8
  5. 7e99c2
  6. 93aacd
  7. a8bad7
  8. bdcbe1
  9. d3dceb
  10. e9eef5

Darker: #2f5898 mixed with black

  1. 2f5898
  2. 274b84
  3. 203f70
  4. 19335c
  5. 12284a
  6. 0c1d38
  7. 061227
  8. 030917
  9. 010308
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2f5898 with less saturation

  1. 2f5898
  2. 345992
  3. 39598c
  4. 3d5a86
  5. 425a80
  6. 465a79
  7. 4a5a73
  8. 4e5a6d
  9. 525a66
  10. 555960

Questions about #2f5898

What color is #2f5898?

#2f5898 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is B’dazzled Blue. In RGB it is rgb(47, 88, 152), in HSL hsl(216.57, 52.76%, 39.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.407% 0.11415 259.017).

What colors go well with #2f5898?

The complementary color of #2f5898 is #7b4f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00638b and #584c94. The triadic partners are #8e3a3f and #346824.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f5898?

White text reads better on #2f5898: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and black gives 2.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f5898 a warm or cool color?

#2f5898 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 259 degrees, its lightness 46.4% and its chroma 0.114.