#2f42b2

Color #2f42b2

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Blue #6a5acd · ΔE 13.21 Nearest Tailwind class blue-800 #193cb8 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2f42b2

RGB

rgb(47, 66, 178)

HSL

hsl(231.3, 58.2%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.3, 73.6%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(73.6%, 62.9%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(33.38, 31.95, -61.61)

LCH

lch(33.38, 69.4, 297.41)

OKLCH

oklch(43.8%, 0.178, 269.87)

HWB

hwb(231.3, 18.4%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b29f2f

Analogous

#2f83b2

#2f42b2

#5d2fb2

Triadic

#2f42b2

#b22f42

#42b22f

Split-complementary

#2f42b2

#b25d2f

#83b22f

Tetradic

#2f42b2

#9f2fb2

#b29f2f

#42b22f

Square

#2f42b2

#b22f83

#b29f2f

#2fb25d

Shades

Color #2f42b2 mixed toward black.

#273794

#1f2c77

#182159

#10163b

#080b1e

Tints

Color #2f42b2 mixed toward white.

#4357cd

#6979d7

#8e9ae1

#b4bceb

#d9ddf5

Tones

Color #2f42b2 mixed toward gray.

#3a4aa7

#45519c

#505991

#5b6186

#66697b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.54:1

White text reads better on this background (8.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3838a0 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#37369b · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#308f8b · ΔE 38.6

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 27.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2f42b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2f42b2]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#2f42b2 (#2f42b2) is rgb(47, 66, 178) in RGB.

No, #2f42b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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