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#2f5fa4 color: Nebulas Blue

#2f5fa4 is rgb(47, 95, 164) in RGB and oklch(48.797% 0.12276 257.74) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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215°
100%

48.8%
0.123
258°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.38:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.29:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #2f5fa4

#2f5fa4 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 48.8% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 258°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.38:1 contrast and black text 3.29:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Nebulas Blue (#2e62a7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #2f5fa4 mixed with white

  1. 2f5fa4
  2. 436fae
  3. 577eb7
  4. 6b8ec1
  5. 809eca
  6. 94aed3
  7. a9bedc
  8. becee5
  9. d3deee
  10. e9eff7

Darker: #2f5fa4 mixed with black

  1. 2f5fa4
  2. 27528e
  3. 204479
  4. 193864
  5. 122c50
  6. 0c203d
  7. 06152b
  8. 030a1a
  9. 01030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2f5fa4 with less saturation

  1. 2f5fa4
  2. 35609d
  3. 3b6097
  4. 406190
  5. 456189
  6. 4a6183
  7. 4e617c
  8. 536175
  9. 57616e
  10. 5c6067

Questions about #2f5fa4

What color is #2f5fa4?

#2f5fa4 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Nebulas Blue. In RGB it is rgb(47, 95, 164), in HSL hsl(215.38, 55.45%, 41.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.797% 0.12276 257.74).

What colors go well with #2f5fa4?

The complementary color of #2f5fa4 is #855500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006b93 and #5d52a1. The triadic partners are #993d45 and #3a6f23.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f5fa4?

White text reads better on #2f5fa4: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and black gives 3.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f5fa4 a warm or cool color?

#2f5fa4 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 258 degrees, its lightness 48.8% and its chroma 0.123.