#2c185e

Color #2c185e

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Midnight Blue #191970 · ΔE 11.62 Nearest Tailwind class violet-950 #2f0d68 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#2c185e

RGB

rgb(44, 24, 94)

HSL

hsl(257.1, 59.3%, 23.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.1, 74.5%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(53.2%, 74.5%, 0%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(15.47, 28.86, -38.31)

LCH

lch(15.47, 47.96, 306.99)

OKLCH

oklch(28.4%, 0.117, 290)

HWB

hwb(257.1, 9.4%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4a5e18

Analogous

#18275e

#2c185e

#4f185e

Triadic

#2c185e

#5e2c18

#185e2c

Split-complementary

#2c185e

#5e4f18

#275e18

Tetradic

#2c185e

#5e184a

#4a5e18

#185e2c

Square

#2c185e

#5e1827

#4a5e18

#185e4f

Shades

Color #2c185e mixed toward black.

#25144e

#1d103f

#160c2f

#0f081f

#070410

Tints

Color #2c185e mixed toward white.

#442592

#5d33c6

#8463d7

#ad97e4

#d6cbf2

Tones

Color #2c185e mixed toward gray.

#2e1e58

#312452

#33294c

#362f47

#383541

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.4:1

White text reads better on this background (15.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#252553 · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#262750 · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#2b4947 · ΔE 27.2

Achromatopsia

#272727 · ΔE 23.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2c185e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c185e]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#2c185e (#2c185e) is rgb(44, 24, 94) in RGB.

No, #2c185e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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