#2b2b53

Color #2b2b53

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 24.21 Nearest Tailwind class blue-950 #162456 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#2b2b53

RGB

rgb(43, 43, 83)

HSL

hsl(240, 31.7%, 24.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 48.2%, 32.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(48.2%, 48.2%, 0%, 67.5%)

LAB

lab(19.5, 12.08, -24.46)

LCH

lch(19.5, 27.28, 296.28)

OKLCH

oklch(31.1%, 0.0706, 281.52)

HWB

hwb(240, 16.9%, 67.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#53532b

Analogous

#2b3f53

#2b2b53

#3f2b53

Triadic

#2b2b53

#532b2b

#2b532b

Split-complementary

#2b2b53

#533f2b

#3f532b

Tetradic

#2b2b53

#532b53

#53532b

#2b532b

Square

#2b2b53

#532b3f

#53532b

#2b533f

Shades

Color #2b2b53 mixed toward black.

#242445

#1d1d37

#161629

#0e0e1c

#07070e

Tints

Color #2b2b53 mixed toward white.

#41417d

#5757a7

#8181bd

#ababd3

#d5d5e9

Tones

Color #2b2b53 mixed toward gray.

#2e2e50

#32324c

#353549

#383846

#3c3c42

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.57:1

White text reads better on this background (13.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2b2b4c · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#2b2b4a · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#2b4543 · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#2f2f2f · ΔE 17.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b2b53;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b2b53]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#2b2b53 (#2b2b53) is rgb(43, 43, 83) in RGB.

No, #2b2b53 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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