#2b538a

Color #2b538a

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 19.79 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2b538a

RGB

rgb(43, 83, 138)

HSL

hsl(214.7, 52.5%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.7, 68.8%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.8%, 39.9%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(35.07, 4.99, -34.79)

LCH

lch(35.07, 35.15, 278.16)

OKLCH

oklch(44.2%, 0.1017, 256.87)

HWB

hwb(214.7, 16.9%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a622b

Analogous

#2b838a

#2b538a

#322b8a

Triadic

#2b538a

#8a2b53

#538a2b

Split-complementary

#2b538a

#8a322b

#838a2b

Tetradic

#2b538a

#622b8a

#8a622b

#538a2b

Square

#2b538a

#8a2b83

#8a622b

#2b8a32

Shades

Color #2b538a mixed toward black.

#244573

#1d375c

#152a45

#0e1c2e

#070e17

Tints

Color #2b538a mixed toward white.

#386cb4

#5888cb

#82a6d8

#abc4e5

#d5e1f2

Tones

Color #2b538a mixed toward gray.

#335482

#3b567a

#435772

#4b586a

#535962

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.71:1

White text reads better on this background (7.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#40407f · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#3e3a7d · ΔE 11.4

Tritanopia

#2e7674 · ΔE 25.3

Achromatopsia

#525252 · ΔE 19.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b538a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b538a]

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

#2b538a (#2b538a) is rgb(43, 83, 138) in RGB.

No, #2b538a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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