#2f3e89

Color #2f3e89

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 7.08 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2f3e89

RGB

rgb(47, 62, 137)

HSL

hsl(230, 48.9%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230, 65.7%, 53.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(65.7%, 54.7%, 0%, 46.3%)

LAB

lab(29.04, 19.43, -43.82)

LCH

lch(29.04, 47.93, 293.91)

OKLCH

oklch(39.6%, 0.1258, 271.05)

HWB

hwb(230, 18.4%, 46.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#897a2f

Analogous

#2f6b89

#2f3e89

#4d2f89

Triadic

#2f3e89

#892f3e

#3e892f

Split-complementary

#2f3e89

#894d2f

#6b892f

Tetradic

#2f3e89

#7a2f89

#897a2f

#3e892f

Square

#2f3e89

#892f6b

#897a2f

#2f894d

Shades

Color #2f3e89 mixed toward black.

#273472

#1f295b

#181f45

#10152e

#080a17

Tints

Color #2f3e89 mixed toward white.

#3d50b2

#5d6fc7

#8693d5

#aeb7e3

#d7dbf1

Tones

Color #2f3e89 mixed toward gray.

#374382

#3e487a

#464d73

#4d526b

#555764

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

#36367c · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#353479 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#30706d · ΔE 30.6

Achromatopsia

#444444 · ΔE 23.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2f3e89;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2f3e89]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#2f3e89 (#2f3e89) is rgb(47, 62, 137) in RGB.

No, #2f3e89 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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