#2c4e9e

Color #2c4e9e

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 11.92 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#2c4e9e

RGB

rgb(44, 78, 158)

HSL

hsl(222.1, 56.4%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.1, 72.2%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(72.2%, 50.6%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(34.91, 16.08, -47.18)

LCH

lch(34.91, 49.84, 288.82)

OKLCH

oklch(44.5%, 0.1362, 264.27)

HWB

hwb(222.1, 17.3%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e7c2c

Analogous

#2c879e

#2c4e9e

#432c9e

Triadic

#2c4e9e

#9e2c4e

#4e9e2c

Split-complementary

#2c4e9e

#9e432c

#879e2c

Tetradic

#2c4e9e

#7c2c9e

#9e7c2c

#4e9e2c

Square

#2c4e9e

#9e2c87

#9e7c2c

#2c9e43

Shades

Color #2c4e9e mixed toward black.

#254184

#1d3469

#16274f

#0f1a35

#070d1a

Tints

Color #2c4e9e mixed toward white.

#3762c6

#5e81d2

#87a0dd

#afc0e9

#d7dff4

Tones

Color #2c4e9e mixed toward gray.

#365294

#3f568b

#495981

#525d78

#5b616e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.69:1

White text reads better on this background (7.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3d3e90 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#3b398c · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#2e8380 · ΔE 31.9

Achromatopsia

#525252 · ΔE 23.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #2c4e9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c4e9e]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2c4e9e (#2c4e9e) is rgb(44, 78, 158) in RGB.

No, #2c4e9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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