#2953a1

Color #2953a1

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 14.46 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#2953a1

RGB

rgb(41, 83, 161)

HSL

hsl(219, 59.4%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219, 74.5%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(74.5%, 48.4%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(36.42, 13.48, -46.54)

LCH

lch(36.42, 48.45, 286.15)

OKLCH

oklch(45.6%, 0.1351, 261.44)

HWB

hwb(219, 16.1%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a17729

Analogous

#298fa1

#2953a1

#3b29a1

Triadic

#2953a1

#a12953

#53a129

Split-complementary

#2953a1

#a13b29

#8fa129

Tetradic

#2953a1

#7729a1

#a17729

#53a129

Square

#2953a1

#a1298f

#a17729

#29a13b

Shades

Color #2953a1 mixed toward black.

#224586

#1b376b

#142950

#0e1c36

#070e1b

Tints

Color #2953a1 mixed toward white.

#3368ca

#5b86d5

#84a4e0

#adc3ea

#d6e1f5

Tones

Color #2953a1 mixed toward gray.

#335697

#3d598d

#475c83

#515f79

#5b626f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.85:1

White text reads better on this background (7.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3f4093 · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#3d398f · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#2c8683 · ΔE 31.4

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 23.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #2953a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2953a1]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2953a1 (#2953a1) is rgb(41, 83, 161) in RGB.

No, #2953a1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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