#2e4e79

Color #2e4e79

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 21.24 Nearest Tailwind class sky-900 #024a70 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2e4e79

RGB

rgb(46, 78, 121)

HSL

hsl(214.4, 44.9%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.4, 62%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(62%, 35.5%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(32.72, 2.54, -28.02)

LCH

lch(32.72, 28.13, 275.18)

OKLCH

oklch(42.1%, 0.0815, 256.24)

HWB

hwb(214.4, 18%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79592e

Analogous

#2e7379

#2e4e79

#332e79

Triadic

#2e4e79

#792e4e

#4e792e

Split-complementary

#2e4e79

#79332e

#73792e

Tetradic

#2e4e79

#592e79

#79592e

#4e792e

Square

#2e4e79

#792e73

#79592e

#2e7933

Shades

Color #2e4e79 mixed toward black.

#264165

#1f3451

#17273c

#0f1a28

#080d14

Tints

Color #2e4e79 mixed toward white.

#3e69a2

#5985c0

#83a4d0

#acc2df

#d6e1ef

Tones

Color #2e4e79 mixed toward gray.

#344f73

#3a506c

#415166

#475260

#4d525a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.48:1

White text reads better on this background (8.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3e3e70 · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#3c3a6e · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#306967 · ΔE 22.4

Achromatopsia

#4d4d4d · ΔE 17.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e4e79;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e4e79]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#2e4e79 (#2e4e79) is rgb(46, 78, 121) in RGB.

No, #2e4e79 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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