#2e4857

Color #2e4857

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 4.61 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-900 #104e64 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2e4857

RGB

rgb(46, 72, 87)

HSL

hsl(202, 30.8%, 26.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202, 47.1%, 34.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.1%, 17.2%, 0%, 65.9%)

LAB

lab(29.17, -5.32, -12.01)

LCH

lch(29.17, 13.14, 246.11)

OKLCH

oklch(38.7%, 0.0407, 234.59)

HWB

hwb(202, 18%, 65.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#573d2e

Analogous

#2e5752

#2e4857

#2e3457

Triadic

#2e4857

#572e48

#48572e

Split-complementary

#2e4857

#572e34

#57522e

Tetradic

#2e4857

#3d2e57

#573d2e

#48572e

Square

#2e4857

#522e57

#573d2e

#34572e

Shades

Color #2e4857 mixed toward black.

#263c49

#1f303a

#17242c

#0f181d

#080c0f

Tints

Color #2e4857 mixed toward white.

#446a80

#5b8ca8

#84a9be

#adc5d4

#d6e2e9

Tones

Color #2e4857 mixed toward gray.

#314754

#354650

#38454d

#3c4449

#3f4346

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.18:1

White text reads better on this background (9.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3b3b54 · ΔE 14.3

Deuteranopia

#393753 · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#305150 · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#454545 · ΔE 10.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2e4857;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e4857]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Frequently asked questions

#2e4857 (#2e4857) is rgb(46, 72, 87) in RGB.

No, #2e4857 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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