#2b2251

Color #2b2251

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 21.9 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2b2251

RGB

rgb(43, 34, 81)

HSL

hsl(251.5, 40.9%, 22.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.5, 58%, 31.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.9%, 58%, 0%, 68.2%)

LAB

lab(16.76, 17.75, -27.49)

LCH

lch(16.76, 32.72, 302.85)

OKLCH

oklch(29%, 0.0826, 289.01)

HWB

hwb(251.5, 13.3%, 68.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#485122

Analogous

#223051

#2b2251

#422251

Triadic

#2b2251

#512b22

#22512b

Split-complementary

#2b2251

#514222

#305122

Tetradic

#2b2251

#512248

#485122

#22512b

Square

#2b2251

#512230

#485122

#225142

Shades

Color #2b2251 mixed toward black.

#241c43

#1d1736

#151128

#0e0b1b

#07060d

Tints

Color #2b2251 mixed toward white.

#44357f

#5c49ae

#8374c5

#ada2d8

#d6d1ec

Tones

Color #2b2251 mixed toward gray.

#2d264d

#302a49

#322e45

#353241

#37353d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.45:1

White text reads better on this background (14.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#272749 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#282947 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#2b4140 · ΔE 24.3

Achromatopsia

#292929 · ΔE 20.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b2251;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b2251]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#2b2251 (#2b2251) is rgb(43, 34, 81) in RGB.

No, #2b2251 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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