#2b5697

Color #2b5697

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 19.16 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2b5697

RGB

rgb(43, 86, 151)

HSL

hsl(216.1, 55.7%, 38%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.1, 71.5%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.5%, 43%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(36.75, 7.95, -40.01)

LCH

lch(36.75, 40.79, 281.24)

OKLCH

oklch(45.7%, 0.1166, 258.53)

HWB

hwb(216.1, 16.9%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#976c2b

Analogous

#2b8c97

#2b5697

#362b97

Triadic

#2b5697

#972b56

#56972b

Split-complementary

#2b5697

#97362b

#8c972b

Tetradic

#2b5697

#6c2b97

#976c2b

#56972b

Square

#2b5697

#972b8c

#976c2b

#2b9736

Shades

Color #2b5697 mixed toward black.

#24487e

#1d3965

#152b4b

#0e1d32

#070e19

Tints

Color #2b5697 mixed toward white.

#376dc0

#5b8ad0

#84a7dc

#adc4e8

#d6e2f3

Tones

Color #2b5697 mixed toward gray.

#34588e

#3d5a85

#465b7c

#4f5d73

#585f6a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.88:1

White text reads better on this background (7.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#42428b · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#3f3c88 · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#2e807d · ΔE 28.1

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b5697;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b5697]

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

#2b5697 (#2b5697) is rgb(43, 86, 151) in RGB.

No, #2b5697 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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