#2b169c

Color #2b169c

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Blue #00008b · ΔE 7.42 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#2b169c

RGB

rgb(43, 22, 156)

HSL

hsl(249.4, 75.3%, 34.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(249.4, 85.9%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(72.4%, 85.9%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(21.9, 49.01, -67.26)

LCH

lch(21.9, 83.22, 306.08)

OKLCH

oklch(34.9%, 0.1956, 276.25)

HWB

hwb(249.4, 8.6%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#879c16

Analogous

#16449c

#2b169c

#6e169c

Triadic

#2b169c

#9c2b16

#169c2b

Split-complementary

#2b169c

#9c6e16

#449c16

Tetradic

#2b169c

#9c1687

#879c16

#169c2b

Square

#2b169c

#9c1644

#879c16

#169c6e

Shades

Color #2b169c mixed toward black.

#241282

#1d0f68

#150b4e

#0e0734

#07041a

Tints

Color #2b169c mixed toward white.

#381dcd

#573de4

#816dea

#ab9ef1

#d5cef8

Tones

Color #2b169c mixed toward gray.

#332191

#3a2c86

#42377b

#4a436f

#514e64

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.7:1

White text reads better on this background (12.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#23238a · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#252685 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#2a7975 · ΔE 39.6

Achromatopsia

#343434 · ΔE 29

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b169c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b169c]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#2b169c (#2b169c) is rgb(43, 22, 156) in RGB.

No, #2b169c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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