#2850a2

Color #2850a2

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 13.05 Nearest Tailwind class blue-800 #193cb8 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2850a2

RGB

rgb(40, 80, 162)

HSL

hsl(220.3, 60.4%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.3, 75.3%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.3%, 50.6%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(35.59, 15.73, -48.49)

LCH

lch(35.59, 50.98, 287.97)

OKLCH

oklch(45%, 0.1406, 262.6)

HWB

hwb(220.3, 15.7%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a27a28

Analogous

#288da2

#2850a2

#3d28a2

Triadic

#2850a2

#a22850

#50a228

Split-complementary

#2850a2

#a23d28

#8da228

Tetradic

#2850a2

#7a28a2

#a27a28

#50a228

Square

#2850a2

#a2288d

#a27a28

#28a23d

Shades

Color #2850a2 mixed toward black.

#214387

#1b356c

#142851

#0d1b36

#070d1b

Tints

Color #2850a2 mixed toward white.

#3264cb

#5a83d6

#83a2e1

#adc1eb

#d6e0f5

Tones

Color #2850a2 mixed toward gray.

#325498

#3c578e

#465b83

#515e79

#5b616f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.76:1

White text reads better on this background (7.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3d3d93 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#3b3890 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#2b8683 · ΔE 32.3

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 23.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2850a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2850a2]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2850a2 (#2850a2) is rgb(40, 80, 162) in RGB.

No, #2850a2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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