#2b5695

Color #2b5695

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 19.97 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#2b5695

RGB

rgb(43, 86, 149)

HSL

hsl(215.7, 55.2%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.7, 71.1%, 58.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.1%, 42.3%, 0%, 41.6%)

LAB

lab(36.63, 7.19, -38.99)

LCH

lch(36.63, 39.65, 280.45)

OKLCH

oklch(45.6%, 0.1138, 258.03)

HWB

hwb(215.7, 16.9%, 41.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#956a2b

Analogous

#2b8b95

#2b5695

#352b95

Triadic

#2b5695

#952b56

#56952b

Split-complementary

#2b5695

#95352b

#8b952b

Tetradic

#2b5695

#6a2b95

#956a2b

#56952b

Square

#2b5695

#952b8b

#956a2b

#2b9535

Shades

Color #2b5695 mixed toward black.

#24487c

#1d3963

#152b4a

#0e1d32

#070e19

Tints

Color #2b5695 mixed toward white.

#376ebe

#5a8acf

#84a7db

#adc4e7

#d6e2f3

Tones

Color #2b5695 mixed toward gray.

#34588c

#3d5983

#455b7a

#4e5d72

#575e69

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.87:1

White text reads better on this background (7.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#424289 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#3f3c86 · ΔE 11.4

Tritanopia

#2e7f7c · ΔE 27.7

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 21.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b5695;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b5695]

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

#2b5695 (#2b5695) is rgb(43, 86, 149) in RGB.

No, #2b5695 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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