#2b2689

Color #2b2689

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Midnight Blue #191970 · ΔE 8.74 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-900 #312c85 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#2b2689

RGB

rgb(43, 38, 137)

HSL

hsl(243, 56.6%, 34.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243, 72.3%, 53.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.6%, 72.3%, 0%, 46.3%)

LAB

lab(22.67, 34.62, -54.22)

LCH

lch(22.67, 64.33, 302.56)

OKLCH

oklch(34.8%, 0.1576, 276.59)

HWB

hwb(243, 14.9%, 46.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#848926

Analogous

#265389

#2b2689

#5c2689

Triadic

#2b2689

#892b26

#26892b

Split-complementary

#2b2689

#895c26

#538926

Tetradic

#2b2689

#892684

#848926

#26892b

Square

#2b2689

#892653

#848926

#26895c

Shades

Color #2b2689 mixed toward black.

#242072

#1d195b

#151344

#0e0d2e

#070617

Tints

Color #2b2689 mixed toward white.

#3932b5

#5650cf

#817cdb

#aba8e7

#d5d3f3

Tones

Color #2b2689 mixed toward gray.

#322e81

#3a3678

#413f70

#494768

#504f60

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.74:1

White text reads better on this background (12.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#29297a · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#292a76 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#2b6c69 · ΔE 34.5

Achromatopsia

#363636 · ΔE 26.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b2689;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b2689]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#2b2689 (#2b2689) is rgb(43, 38, 137) in RGB.

No, #2b2689 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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