#2b5394

Color #2b5394

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 18.06 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#2b5394

RGB

rgb(43, 83, 148)

HSL

hsl(217.1, 55%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.1, 70.9%, 58%)

CMYK

cmyk(70.9%, 43.9%, 0%, 42%)

LAB

lab(35.67, 8.78, -39.92)

LCH

lch(35.67, 40.87, 282.4)

OKLCH

oklch(44.8%, 0.116, 259.67)

HWB

hwb(217.1, 16.9%, 42%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#946c2b

Analogous

#2b8894

#2b5394

#372b94

Triadic

#2b5394

#942b53

#53942b

Split-complementary

#2b5394

#94372b

#88942b

Tetradic

#2b5394

#6c2b94

#946c2b

#53942b

Square

#2b5394

#942b88

#946c2b

#2b9437

Shades

Color #2b5394 mixed toward black.

#24457c

#1d3763

#162a4a

#0e1c31

#070e19

Tints

Color #2b5394 mixed toward white.

#376abd

#5a87cf

#83a5db

#adc3e7

#d6e1f3

Tones

Color #2b5394 mixed toward gray.

#34558b

#3d5783

#45597a

#4e5b71

#575e68

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.77:1

White text reads better on this background (7.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#404088 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#3e3a85 · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#2e7d7b · ΔE 27.9

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 21.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b5394;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b5394]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#2b5394 (#2b5394) is rgb(43, 83, 148) in RGB.

No, #2b5394 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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