#2b3b82

Color #2b3b82

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 8.61 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2b3b82

RGB

rgb(43, 59, 130)

HSL

hsl(229, 50.3%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229, 66.9%, 51%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.9%, 54.6%, 0%, 49%)

LAB

lab(27.44, 18.14, -42.07)

LCH

lch(27.44, 45.81, 293.33)

OKLCH

oklch(38.1%, 0.1208, 270.19)

HWB

hwb(229, 16.9%, 49%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#82722b

Analogous

#2b6682

#2b3b82

#472b82

Triadic

#2b3b82

#822b3b

#3b822b

Split-complementary

#2b3b82

#82472b

#66822b

Tetradic

#2b3b82

#722b82

#82722b

#3b822b

Square

#2b3b82

#822b66

#82722b

#2b8247

Shades

Color #2b3b82 mixed toward black.

#24316c

#1d2757

#151d41

#0e142b

#070a16

Tints

Color #2b3b82 mixed toward white.

#394eac

#566bc7

#8090d5

#abb5e3

#d5daf1

Tones

Color #2b3b82 mixed toward gray.

#323f7b

#394473

#41496c

#484d65

#4f525e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.05:1

White text reads better on this background (10.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#333376 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#323072 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#2c6a68 · ΔE 29.4

Achromatopsia

#414141 · ΔE 22.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b3b82;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b3b82]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#2b3b82 (#2b3b82) is rgb(43, 59, 130) in RGB.

No, #2b3b82 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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