#2b2b6a

Color #2b2b6a

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 12.37 Nearest Tailwind class blue-950 #162456 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#2b2b6a

RGB

rgb(43, 43, 106)

HSL

hsl(240, 42.3%, 29.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 59.4%, 41.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(59.4%, 59.4%, 0%, 58.4%)

LAB

lab(21.14, 20.28, -36.99)

LCH

lch(21.14, 42.18, 298.73)

OKLCH

oklch(32.8%, 0.1072, 278.69)

HWB

hwb(240, 16.9%, 58.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6a6a2b

Analogous

#2b4a6a

#2b2b6a

#4a2b6a

Triadic

#2b2b6a

#6a2b2b

#2b6a2b

Split-complementary

#2b2b6a

#6a4a2b

#4a6a2b

Tetradic

#2b2b6a

#6a2b6a

#6a6a2b

#2b6a2b

Square

#2b2b6a

#6a2b4a

#6a6a2b

#2b6a4a

Shades

Color #2b2b6a mixed toward black.

#242458

#1d1d47

#151535

#0e0e23

#070712

Tints

Color #2b2b6a mixed toward white.

#3c3c95

#5454ba

#7f7fcb

#a9a9dc

#d4d4ee

Tones

Color #2b2b6a mixed toward gray.

#303065

#35355f

#3b3b5a

#404055

#454550

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.66:1

White text reads better on this background (12.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2b2b5f · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#2b2b5c · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#2b5653 · ΔE 28.2

Achromatopsia

#333333 · ΔE 22.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b2b6a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b2b6a]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#2b2b6a (#2b2b6a) is rgb(43, 43, 106) in RGB.

No, #2b2b6a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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