#2d5f8d

Color #2d5f8d

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.88 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2d5f8d

RGB

rgb(45, 95, 141)

HSL

hsl(208.8, 51.6%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.8, 68.1%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.1%, 32.6%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(39.01, -1.22, -30.38)

LCH

lch(39.01, 30.4, 267.7)

OKLCH

oklch(47.3%, 0.0922, 248.64)

HWB

hwb(208.8, 17.6%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d5b2d

Analogous

#2d8d8b

#2d5f8d

#2d2f8d

Triadic

#2d5f8d

#8d2d5f

#5f8d2d

Split-complementary

#2d5f8d

#8d2d2f

#8d8b2d

Tetradic

#2d5f8d

#5b2d8d

#8d5b2d

#5f8d2d

Square

#2d5f8d

#8b2d8d

#8d5b2d

#2f8d2d

Shades

Color #2d5f8d mixed toward black.

#264f76

#1e3f5e

#172f47

#0f202f

#081018

Tints

Color #2d5f8d mixed toward white.

#3a7bb6

#5b95cb

#84b0d8

#adcae5

#d6e5f2

Tones

Color #2d5f8d mixed toward gray.

#355f85

#3d5e7d

#455e75

#4d5e6d

#555d65

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.13:1

White text reads better on this background (6.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#484884 · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#454181 · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#317c7a · ΔE 22.1

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 18.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2d5f8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2d5f8d]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Steel Blue #4682b4

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#2d5f8d (#2d5f8d) is rgb(45, 95, 141) in RGB.

No, #2d5f8d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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