#2b00a7

Color #2b00a7

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Blue #00008b · ΔE 12.13 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2b00a7

RGB

rgb(43, 0, 167)

HSL

hsl(255.4, 100%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255.4, 100%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(74.3%, 100%, 0%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(21.22, 58.42, -75.11)

LCH

lch(21.22, 95.15, 307.88)

OKLCH

oklch(34.8%, 0.2177, 275.69)

HWB

hwb(255.4, 0%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7ca700

Analogous

#0029a7

#2b00a7

#7e00a7

Triadic

#2b00a7

#a72b00

#00a72b

Split-complementary

#2b00a7

#a77e00

#29a700

Tetradic

#2b00a7

#a7007c

#7ca700

#00a72b

Square

#2b00a7

#a70029

#7ca700

#00a77e

Shades

Color #2b00a7 mixed toward black.

#24008b

#1d006f

#150053

#0e0038

#07001c

Tints

Color #2b00a7 mixed toward white.

#3900e0

#551aff

#7f53ff

#aa8dff

#d4c6ff

Tones

Color #2b00a7 mixed toward gray.

#320e99

#381c8b

#3f2a7d

#46386f

#4d4561

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.66:1

White text reads better on this background (12.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1f1f93 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#21238e · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#2a817c · ΔE 42.8

Achromatopsia

#333333 · ΔE 30.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2b00a7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b00a7]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Navy #000080

Frequently asked questions

#2b00a7 (#2b00a7) is rgb(43, 0, 167) in RGB.

No, #2b00a7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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