#2b4e70

Color #2b4e70

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.96 Nearest Tailwind class sky-900 #024a70 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2b4e70

RGB

rgb(43, 78, 112)

HSL

hsl(209.6, 44.5%, 30.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.6, 61.6%, 43.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(61.6%, 30.4%, 0%, 56.1%)

LAB

lab(32.1, -1.38, -23.37)

LCH

lch(32.1, 23.41, 266.62)

OKLCH

oklch(41.4%, 0.0704, 249.27)

HWB

hwb(209.6, 16.9%, 56.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#704d2b

Analogous

#2b7070

#2b4e70

#2b2b70

Triadic

#2b4e70

#702b4e

#4e702b

Split-complementary

#2b4e70

#702b2b

#70702b

Tetradic

#2b4e70

#4d2b70

#704d2b

#4e702b

Square

#2b4e70

#702b70

#704d2b

#2b702b

Shades

Color #2b4e70 mixed toward black.

#24415d

#1d344b

#162738

#0e1a25

#070d13

Tints

Color #2b4e70 mixed toward white.

#3b6c9b

#5489bd

#7fa7ce

#aac4de

#d4e2ef

Tones

Color #2b4e70 mixed toward gray.

#314e6a

#374e65

#3c4e5f

#424e59

#484e53

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.43:1

White text reads better on this background (8.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3d3d69 · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#3b3867 · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#2d6362 · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#4c4c4c · ΔE 15.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b4e70;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b4e70]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#2b4e70 (#2b4e70) is rgb(43, 78, 112) in RGB.

No, #2b4e70 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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