#2b4a76

Color #2b4a76

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 21.89 Nearest Tailwind class sky-900 #024a70 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2b4a76

RGB

rgb(43, 74, 118)

HSL

hsl(215.2, 46.6%, 31.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.2, 63.6%, 46.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.6%, 37.3%, 0%, 53.7%)

LAB

lab(31.16, 3.42, -28.62)

LCH

lch(31.16, 28.82, 276.81)

OKLCH

oklch(40.7%, 0.0831, 257.28)

HWB

hwb(215.2, 16.9%, 53.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#76572b

Analogous

#2b7076

#2b4a76

#322b76

Triadic

#2b4a76

#762b4a

#4a762b

Split-complementary

#2b4a76

#76322b

#70762b

Tetradic

#2b4a76

#572b76

#76572b

#4a762b

Square

#2b4a76

#762b70

#76572b

#2b7632

Shades

Color #2b4a76 mixed toward black.

#243e62

#1d314f

#16253b

#0e1927

#070c14

Tints

Color #2b4a76 mixed toward white.

#3b65a1

#5581c1

#7fa1d0

#aac0e0

#d4e0ef

Tones

Color #2b4a76 mixed toward gray.

#314b70

#384c6a

#3e4d63

#444e5d

#4a4f57

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.34:1

White text reads better on this background (8.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3b3b6d · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#39366b · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#2d6664 · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#494949 · ΔE 17.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b4a76;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b4a76]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#2b4a76 (#2b4a76) is rgb(43, 74, 118) in RGB.

No, #2b4a76 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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