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#37559a color: Muted Lavender

#37559a is rgb(55, 85, 154) in RGB and oklch(46.256% 0.11774 264.561) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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222°
100%

46.3%
0.118
265°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • sky-800
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.17:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.93:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #37559a

#37559a is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 46.3% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 265°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.17:1 contrast and black text 2.93:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Muted Lavender (#3b5698). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #37559a mixed with white

  1. 37559a
  2. 4966a5
  3. 5b76af
  4. 6e87ba
  5. 8297c4
  6. 96a8ce
  7. aab9d8
  8. bfcae2
  9. d4dcec
  10. e9edf5

Darker: #37559a mixed with black

  1. 37559a
  2. 2e4985
  3. 263d71
  4. 1e315e
  5. 16264b
  6. 0f1c39
  7. 081127
  8. 030817
  9. 010209
  10. 000001

Calmer: #37559a with less saturation

  1. 37559a
  2. 3b5694
  3. 3e578d
  4. 415787
  5. 455881
  6. 48587a
  7. 4c5974
  8. 4f596d
  9. 525966
  10. 555960

Questions about #37559a

What color is #37559a?

#37559a is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Muted Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(55, 85, 154), in HSL hsl(221.82, 47.37%, 40.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.256% 0.11774 264.561).

What colors go well with #37559a?

The complementary color of #37559a is #765200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006190 and #5e4993. The triadic partners are #8f3936 and #25692a.

Is white or black text more readable on #37559a?

White text reads better on #37559a: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and black gives 2.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #37559a a warm or cool color?

#37559a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 265 degrees, its lightness 46.3% and its chroma 0.118.