Governor Bay#2F3CB3, a cool vivid indigo

At a glanceGovernor Bay is #2F3CB3, oklch(42.8% 0.186 271.1), a cool vivid indigo. Match it with a warm medium orange #DE9F66 as an accent, a cool brilliant blue #5B96D6 for harmony, and a cool muted blue #595F71 as a neutral. Try it as a text color on light backgrounds, or a screen-first brand or accent color, and it holds AA contrast against white. It shifts further on press than a run can hold, though, so Rhapsody would keep it off print-led brand work.
Color codes

Governor Bay in RGB, HSL, OKLCH & more

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:root { /* how your code speaks it */ /* how your eyes measure it */ /* how the lab measures it, D65 2° */}/* tailwind v4 */

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Color family

What kind of violet is Governor Bay?

Every color has a place in the standard vocabulary. This is Governor Bay's, measured rather than asserted.

Governor Bay's Munsell numbers: hue 7.3PB, value 3.2 (how light), chroma 15.9 (how vivid). That places it in ISCC-NBS block vivid purplish blue, one of 267 named ranges the standard sorts every color into. Chroma 15.9 is about as saturated as named colors get. Nothing muted shares this block.

There's still some room before it hits the edge of what your screen can show for this hue. It could go a little more saturated and stay in gamut.

Munsell coordinates and block from the ISCC-NBS system, computed by Rhapsody's own renotation inversion.

Tints & shades

Shades of Governor Bay, lighter and darker

For hover states, washed backgrounds, and dark surfaces that still read as #2F3CB3. 13 steps, spaced evenly by eye, with the color itself sitting at its natural depth, governor-bay-800.

Tints (light surfaces; dark text passes on every one)

Midtones (the color at full strength, for brand & accent work)

Shades (dark surfaces; light text passes on every one)

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Accessibility

Is Governor Bay accessible? Contrast with white & black

Strong contrast makes your work readable by everyone, and meets the WCAG standard accessibility law points at. AA is the floor; AAA is the tier worth aiming for in body text. White text on #2F3CB3 clears WCAG AAA. Every strip below is one surface, and the marks are the steps that reach AAA on it.

Rows are text, columns are background · 64 of 210 pairings reach WCAG 2.2 AAA, shown here.

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Run #2F3CB3 against the colors you actually ship, every pairing and any target, and export it: exact ratios, the AA tier, APCA, in one file.

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Print

Governor Bay in CMYK: one value for files, one per press

This color shifts further than a press run can hold, so expect a visible difference. The pairs below show where each standard lands.

In CMYK, #2F3CB3 is . That is the value design tools and file formats use when no press is involved.

On press (what each standard prints)

CGATS21 CRPC1 (coldset news) shifts on press
on screenon press

shifts ΔE00 21.4, 8.6× the 2.5 a run varies by

GRACoL 2013 Uncoated (CRPC3) shifts on press
on screenon press

shifts ΔE00 13.8, 5.5× the 2.5 a run varies by

GRACoL 2013 (CRPC6) shifts on press
on screenon press

shifts ΔE00 6.2, 2.5× the 2.5 a run varies by

PSO Coated v3 (FOGRA51) shifts on press
on screenon press

shifts ΔE00 5.8, 2.3× the 2.5 a run varies by

Coated FOGRA39 shifts on press
on screenon press

shifts ΔE00 5.7, 2.3× the 2.5 a run varies by

Japan Color 2011 Coated shifts on press
on screenon press

shifts ΔE00 5.5, 2.2× the 2.5 a run varies by

APTEC Flexo Coated shifts on press
on screenon press

shifts ΔE00 6.8, 2.7× the 2.5 a run varies by

CGATS21 CRPC7 (extended gamut) shifts on press
on screenon press

shifts ΔE00 5.3, 2.1× the 2.5 a run varies by

Press values computed through the ICC characterization data each standard proofs against. Each CMYK above is the closest that standard can get.

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The strip shows this page's tints and shades on screen, then through a standard GRACoL 2013 conversion.

The Governor Bays

Colors similar to Governor Bay

Here are other colors similar to Governor Bay along with accessible text pairings and whether or not they're print-safe. Explore The Indigos

Persian BluePersian Blue#1C39BBwhite text · AAA✕ shifts on press
Blue BlueBlue Blue#2242C7white text · AAA✕ shifts on press
Indigo BlueIndigo Blue#3A18B1white text · AAA✕ shifts on press
Blue With A Hint Of PurpleBlue With A Hint Of Purple#533CC6white text · AAA✕ shifts on press
BlurpleBlurple#5539CCwhite text · AAA✕ shifts on press
Blue PurpleBlue Purple#5729CEwhite text · AAA✕ shifts on press
Violet BlueViolet Blue#510AC9white text · AAA✕ shifts on press
UltramarineUltramarine#2000B1white text · AAA✕ shifts on press
True BlueTrue Blue#010FCCwhite text · AAA✕ shifts on press
Ultramarine BlueUltramarine Blue#1805DBwhite text · AAA✕ shifts on press
Jacksons PurpleJacksons Purple#20208Dwhite text · AAA✕ shifts on press
Medium BlueMedium Blue#0000CDwhite text · AAA✕ shifts on press
Warm BlueWarm Blue#4B57DBwhite text · AA✕ shifts on press
Cobalt BlueCobalt Blue#030AA7white text · AAA✕ shifts on press
Pure BluePure Blue#0203E2white text · AAA✕ shifts on press
Purpley BluePurpley Blue#5F34E7white text · AA✕ shifts on press
RoyalRoyal#0C1793white text · AAA✕ shifts on press
Blue GemBlue Gem#2C0E8Cwhite text · AAA✕ shifts on press
Vibrant BlueVibrant Blue#0339F8white text · AAA✕ shifts on press
Purple BluePurple Blue#632DE9white text · AA✕ shifts on press
Blue/PurpleBlue/Purple#5A06EFwhite text · AAA✕ shifts on press
Light Royal BlueLight Royal Blue#3A2EFEwhite text · AAA✕ shifts on press
TwilightTwilight#002EFFwhite text · AAA✕ shifts on press
Rich BlueRich Blue#021BF9white text · AAA✕ shifts on press
Strong BlueStrong Blue#0C06F7white text · AAA✕ shifts on press
Purpleish BluePurpleish Blue#6140EFwhite text · AA✕ shifts on press
Vivid BlueVivid Blue#152EFFwhite text · AAA✕ shifts on press
LapisLapis#0043FFwhite text · AA✕ shifts on press
IndigoIndigo#4100FFwhite text · AAA✕ shifts on press
Primary BluePrimary Blue#0804F9white text · AAA✕ shifts on press
NocturneNocturne#2C00FFwhite text · AAA✕ shifts on press
Dark PeriwinkleDark Periwinkle#665FD1white text · AA✕ shifts on press
Persian IndigoPersian Indigo#32127Awhite text · AAA✕ shifts on press
CirceCirce#5300FFwhite text · AAA✕ shifts on press
Purplish BluePurplish Blue#601EF9white text · AA✕ shifts on press
Electric BlueElectric Blue#0652FFwhite text · AA✕ shifts on press
ZreqZreq#0207FFwhite text · AAA✕ shifts on press
Royal BlueRoyal Blue#4169E1white text · AA✕ shifts on press
Deep KoamaruDeep Koamaru#1B127Bwhite text · AAA✕ shifts on press
CharoiteCharoite#6300FFwhite text · AAA✕ shifts on press
Dark BlueDark Blue#00008Bwhite text · AAA✕ shifts on press
NavyNavy#000080white text · AAA✕ shifts on press
Paris MParis M#26056Awhite text · AAA✕ shifts on press
ArapawaArapawa#110C6Cwhite text · AAA✕ shifts on press
PauaPaua#260368white text · AAA✕ shifts on press
Deep BlueDeep Blue#040273white text · AAA✕ shifts on press
Violent VioletViolent Violet#290C5Ewhite text · AAA✕ shifts on press
CornflowerCornflower#6A79F7black text · AA✕ shifts on press
Soft BlueSoft Blue#6488EAblack text · AA✕ shifts on press
Pairings

Colors that go with Governor Bay

The complementary color, straight across the wheel, is a warm light gold #E6D57D. Rhapsody's pick is the split complement, just to one side of it, a livelier pair.

The accent is for the moments that need attention, the harmony for the ones that need calm; the neutral carries the text and surfaces in between.

Downloads

Take Governor Bay with you

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Governor Bay color codes: hex #2F3CB3, RGB, HSL, CMYK, and OKLCH, from Rhapsody
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The full tonal scale of Governor Bay, 13 steps from light to dark with every hex, from Rhapsody
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Governor Bay paired with a warm medium orange #DE9F66, a cool brilliant blue #5B96D6, a cool muted blue #595F71: hex values and roles, from Rhapsody
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