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#2f6591 color: Starry Night

#2f6591 is rgb(47, 101, 145) in RGB and oklch(49.077% 0.09112 245.77) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

49.1%
0.091
246°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 43%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.19:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.39:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #2f6591

#2f6591 is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.1% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 246°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.19:1 contrast and black text 3.39:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Starry Night (#286492). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #2f6591 mixed with white

  1. 2f6591
  2. 44749c
  3. 5983a7
  4. 6d92b2
  5. 81a1bd
  6. 95b0c8
  7. aac0d3
  8. bfcfde
  9. d4dfe9
  10. e9eff4

Darker: #2f6591 mixed with black

  1. 2f6591
  2. 27577d
  3. 20496a
  4. 193c58
  5. 122f46
  6. 0c2235
  7. 061725
  8. 030c15
  9. 010307
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2f6591 with less saturation

  1. 2f6591
  2. 36658c
  3. 3c6588
  4. 416483
  5. 46647e
  6. 4b6479
  7. 506374
  8. 546370
  9. 58626b
  10. 5d6166

Questions about #2f6591

What color is #2f6591?

#2f6591 is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Starry Night. In RGB it is rgb(47, 101, 145), in HSL hsl(206.94, 51.04%, 37.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.077% 0.09112 245.77).

What colors go well with #2f6591?

The complementary color of #2f6591 is #835520. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006d81 and #535b94. The triadic partners are #8b4959 and #546a2c.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f6591?

White text reads better on #2f6591: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and black gives 3.39:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f6591 a warm or cool color?

#2f6591 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 246 degrees, its lightness 49.1% and its chroma 0.091.