#2e3e8a

Color #2e3e8a

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 7.06 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2e3e8a

RGB

rgb(46, 62, 138)

HSL

hsl(229.6, 50%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.6, 66.7%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.7%, 55.1%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(29.06, 19.63, -44.42)

LCH

lch(29.06, 48.56, 293.84)

OKLCH

oklch(39.6%, 0.1276, 270.58)

HWB

hwb(229.6, 18%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a7a2e

Analogous

#2e6c8a

#2e3e8a

#4c2e8a

Triadic

#2e3e8a

#8a2e3e

#3e8a2e

Split-complementary

#2e3e8a

#8a4c2e

#6c8a2e

Tetradic

#2e3e8a

#7a2e8a

#8a7a2e

#3e8a2e

Square

#2e3e8a

#8a2e6c

#8a7a2e

#2e8a4c

Shades

Color #2e3e8a mixed toward black.

#263473

#1f295c

#171f45

#0f152e

#080a17

Tints

Color #2e3e8a mixed toward white.

#3c50b3

#5c6fc9

#8593d6

#aeb7e4

#d6dbf1

Tones

Color #2e3e8a mixed toward gray.

#364382

#3d487b

#454d73

#4d526b

#545764

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.17:1

White text reads better on this background (9.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#36367d · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#353379 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#2f716e · ΔE 30.9

Achromatopsia

#444444 · ΔE 23.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2e3e8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e3e8a]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#2e3e8a (#2e3e8a) is rgb(46, 62, 138) in RGB.

No, #2e3e8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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