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#2f5fbe color: Amnesia Blue

#2f5fbe is rgb(47, 95, 190) in RGB and oklch(50.597% 0.15859 262.178) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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220°
100%

50.6%
0.159
262°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.00:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.50:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #2f5fbe

#2f5fbe is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 50.6% lightness, 0.159 chroma and a hue of 262°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6:1 contrast and black text 3.5:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Amnesia Blue (#1560bd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #2f5fbe mixed with white

  1. 2f5fbe
  2. 4370c6
  3. 5780cd
  4. 6b90d4
  5. 7fa0db
  6. 94afe2
  7. a9bfe8
  8. becfee
  9. d3dff4
  10. e9effa

Darker: #2f5fbe mixed with black

  1. 2f5fbe
  2. 2752a5
  3. 20448c
  4. 193875
  5. 122c5e
  6. 0c2048
  7. 061533
  8. 030a1f
  9. 01030d
  10. 000002

Calmer: #2f5fbe with less saturation

  1. 2f5fbe
  2. 3561b5
  3. 3b62ad
  4. 4163a4
  5. 47649b
  6. 4c6592
  7. 51658a
  8. 566581
  9. 5b6578
  10. 60656e

Questions about #2f5fbe

What color is #2f5fbe?

#2f5fbe is soft blue. The closest named color is Amnesia Blue. In RGB it is rgb(47, 95, 190), in HSL hsl(219.86, 60.34%, 46.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.597% 0.15859 262.178).

What colors go well with #2f5fbe?

The complementary color of #2f5fbe is #875c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006fa0 and #6a4eb6. The triadic partners are #ad3339 and #1b7a14.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f5fbe?

White text reads better on #2f5fbe: white gives a contrast ratio of 6:1 and black gives 3.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f5fbe a warm or cool color?

#2f5fbe is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 262 degrees, its lightness 50.6% and its chroma 0.159.