#2e2251

Color #2e2251

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 21.76 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2e2251

RGB

rgb(46, 34, 81)

HSL

hsl(255.3, 40.9%, 22.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255.3, 58%, 31.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.2%, 58%, 0%, 68.2%)

LAB

lab(17.08, 18.59, -26.95)

LCH

lch(17.08, 32.74, 304.6)

OKLCH

oklch(29.3%, 0.0827, 292.32)

HWB

hwb(255.3, 13.3%, 68.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#455122

Analogous

#222d51

#2e2251

#452251

Triadic

#2e2251

#512e22

#22512e

Split-complementary

#2e2251

#514522

#2d5122

Tetradic

#2e2251

#512245

#455122

#22512e

Square

#2e2251

#51222d

#455122

#225145

Shades

Color #2e2251 mixed toward black.

#261c43

#1f1736

#171128

#0f0b1b

#08060d

Tints

Color #2e2251 mixed toward white.

#48357f

#6349ae

#8874c5

#b0a2d8

#d7d1ec

Tones

Color #2e2251 mixed toward gray.

#30264d

#322a49

#342e45

#363241

#37353d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.46:1

White text reads better on this background (14.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#292949 · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#2a2b47 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#2d4140 · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e2251;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e2251]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Navy #000080

Frequently asked questions

#2e2251 (#2e2251) is rgb(46, 34, 81) in RGB.

No, #2e2251 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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