#2b3257

Color #2b3257

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 20.44 Nearest Tailwind class blue-950 #162456 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#2b3257

RGB

rgb(43, 50, 87)

HSL

hsl(230.5, 33.8%, 25.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230.5, 50.6%, 34.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(50.6%, 42.5%, 0%, 65.9%)

LAB

lab(21.88, 8.53, -23.34)

LCH

lch(21.88, 24.85, 290.08)

OKLCH

oklch(33%, 0.0661, 274.08)

HWB

hwb(230.5, 16.9%, 65.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#57502b

Analogous

#2b4857

#2b3257

#3a2b57

Triadic

#2b3257

#572b32

#32572b

Split-complementary

#2b3257

#573a2b

#48572b

Tetradic

#2b3257

#502b57

#57502b

#32572b

Square

#2b3257

#572b48

#57502b

#2b573a

Shades

Color #2b3257 mixed toward black.

#242a49

#1d213a

#16192c

#0e111d

#07080f

Tints

Color #2b3257 mixed toward white.

#404a81

#5663ab

#808ac0

#aab1d5

#d5d8ea

Tones

Color #2b3257 mixed toward gray.

#2f3553

#323750

#363a4c

#3a3c48

#3d3f45

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.7:1

White text reads better on this background (12.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2e2e50 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#2e2d4e · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#2b4a48 · ΔE 23.1

Achromatopsia

#343434 · ΔE 16.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b3257;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b3257]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#2b3257 (#2b3257) is rgb(43, 50, 87) in RGB.

No, #2b3257 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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