#2f4857

Color #2f4857

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 4.41 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-900 #104e64 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#2f4857

RGB

rgb(47, 72, 87)

HSL

hsl(202.5, 29.9%, 26.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.5, 46%, 34.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(46%, 17.2%, 0%, 65.9%)

LAB

lab(29.23, -5.02, -11.91)

LCH

lch(29.23, 12.92, 247.14)

OKLCH

oklch(38.8%, 0.0399, 235.51)

HWB

hwb(202.5, 18.4%, 65.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#573e2f

Analogous

#2f5752

#2f4857

#2f3457

Triadic

#2f4857

#572f48

#48572f

Split-complementary

#2f4857

#572f34

#57522f

Tetradic

#2f4857

#3e2f57

#573e2f

#48572f

Square

#2f4857

#522f57

#573e2f

#34572f

Shades

Color #2f4857 mixed toward black.

#273c49

#1f303a

#18242c

#10181d

#080c0f

Tints

Color #2f4857 mixed toward white.

#456a80

#5c8ba7

#85a8bd

#aec5d3

#d6e2e9

Tones

Color #2f4857 mixed toward gray.

#324754

#364650

#39464d

#3c454a

#404446

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.19:1

White text reads better on this background (9.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3b3c54 · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#3a3853 · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#315150 · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#454545 · ΔE 10.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2f4857;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2f4857]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2f4857 (#2f4857) is rgb(47, 72, 87) in RGB.

No, #2f4857 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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