#2e658e

Color #2e658e

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.28 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#2e658e

RGB

rgb(46, 101, 142)

HSL

hsl(205.6, 51.1%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.6, 67.6%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(67.6%, 28.9%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(40.96, -4.39, -27.92)

LCH

lch(40.96, 28.26, 261.06)

OKLCH

oklch(48.9%, 0.0879, 243.58)

HWB

hwb(205.6, 18%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e572e

Analogous

#2e8e87

#2e658e

#2e358e

Triadic

#2e658e

#8e2e65

#658e2e

Split-complementary

#2e658e

#8e2e35

#8e872e

Tetradic

#2e658e

#572e8e

#8e572e

#658e2e

Square

#2e658e

#872e8e

#8e572e

#358e2e

Shades

Color #2e658e mixed toward black.

#265476

#1f435f

#173347

#0f222f

#081118

Tints

Color #2e658e mixed toward white.

#3b82b7

#5d9ccb

#85b5d8

#aecde5

#d6e6f2

Tones

Color #2e658e mixed toward gray.

#366486

#3e637e

#466276

#4e606e

#565f66

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.37:1

White text reads better on this background (6.23:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4c86 · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#494483 · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#327e7d · ΔE 19.7

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 17.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e658e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e658e]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#2e658e (#2e658e) is rgb(46, 101, 142) in RGB.

No, #2e658e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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