#2b4c9d

Color #2b4c9d

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 11.26 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2b4c9d

RGB

rgb(43, 76, 157)

HSL

hsl(222.6, 57%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.6, 72.6%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(72.6%, 51.6%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(34.22, 16.89, -47.68)

LCH

lch(34.22, 50.58, 289.51)

OKLCH

oklch(43.9%, 0.1376, 264.66)

HWB

hwb(222.6, 16.9%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d7c2b

Analogous

#2b859d

#2b4c9d

#432b9d

Triadic

#2b4c9d

#9d2b4c

#4c9d2b

Split-complementary

#2b4c9d

#9d432b

#859d2b

Tetradic

#2b4c9d

#7c2b9d

#9d7c2b

#4c9d2b

Square

#2b4c9d

#9d2b85

#9d7c2b

#2b9d43

Shades

Color #2b4c9d mixed toward black.

#243f83

#1d3369

#15264e

#0e1934

#070d1a

Tints

Color #2b4c9d mixed toward white.

#3660c6

#5d7fd3

#859fde

#aebfe9

#d6dff4

Tones

Color #2b4c9d mixed toward gray.

#345093

#3e548a

#475880

#515c77

#5a606d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.62:1

White text reads better on this background (8.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3c3c8f · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#3a378b · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#2d827f · ΔE 32.2

Achromatopsia

#505050 · ΔE 23.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #2b4c9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b4c9d]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2b4c9d (#2b4c9d) is rgb(43, 76, 157) in RGB.

No, #2b4c9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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