#2f5d79

Color #2f5d79

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.91 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2f5d79

RGB

rgb(47, 93, 121)

HSL

hsl(202.7, 44%, 32.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.7, 61.2%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(61.2%, 23.1%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(37.5, -6.71, -20.54)

LCH

lch(37.5, 21.61, 251.91)

OKLCH

oklch(45.8%, 0.0682, 237.52)

HWB

hwb(202.7, 18.4%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#794b2f

Analogous

#2f7970

#2f5d79

#2f3879

Triadic

#2f5d79

#792f5d

#5d792f

Split-complementary

#2f5d79

#792f38

#79702f

Tetradic

#2f5d79

#4b2f79

#794b2f

#5d792f

Square

#2f5d79

#702f79

#794b2f

#38792f

Shades

Color #2f5d79 mixed toward black.

#274d65

#1f3e51

#172e3c

#101f28

#080f14

Tints

Color #2f5d79 mixed toward white.

#3f7ca2

#5b99bf

#84b3cf

#adccdf

#d6e6ef

Tones

Color #2f5d79 mixed toward gray.

#355b73

#3b5a6d

#415866

#485760

#4e555a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.96:1

White text reads better on this background (7.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#474873 · ΔE 15.5

Deuteranopia

#454171 · ΔE 16.9

Tritanopia

#326e6d · ΔE 15.4

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 15.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2f5d79;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2f5d79]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2f5d79 (#2f5d79) is rgb(47, 93, 121) in RGB.

No, #2f5d79 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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