#2b3556

Color #2b3556

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 17.22 Nearest Tailwind class slate-700 #314158 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2b3556

RGB

rgb(43, 53, 86)

HSL

hsl(226, 33.3%, 25.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226, 50%, 33.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(50%, 38.4%, 0%, 66.3%)

LAB

lab(22.76, 6.09, -21.29)

LCH

lch(22.76, 22.14, 285.96)

OKLCH

oklch(33.6%, 0.0599, 270.19)

HWB

hwb(226, 16.9%, 66.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#564c2b

Analogous

#2b4b56

#2b3556

#362b56

Triadic

#2b3556

#562b35

#35562b

Split-complementary

#2b3556

#56362b

#4b562b

Tetradic

#2b3556

#4c2b56

#564c2b

#35562b

Square

#2b3556

#562b4b

#564c2b

#2b5636

Shades

Color #2b3556 mixed toward black.

#242c48

#1d2339

#161b2b

#0e121d

#07090e

Tints

Color #2b3556 mixed toward white.

#404f80

#5669aa

#808fbf

#aab4d5

#d5daea

Tones

Color #2b3556 mixed toward gray.

#2f3752

#32394f

#363b4b

#393d48

#3d3f44

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.75:1

White text reads better on this background (12.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#30304f · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#2f2e4e · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#2c4a49 · ΔE 21

Achromatopsia

#363636 · ΔE 15.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b3556;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b3556]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#2b3556 (#2b3556) is rgb(43, 53, 86) in RGB.

No, #2b3556 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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