#2b00a0

Color #2b00a0

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Blue #00008b · ΔE 9.15 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#2b00a0

RGB

rgb(43, 0, 160)

HSL

hsl(256.1, 100%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.1, 100%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(73.1%, 100%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(20.25, 56.68, -72.46)

LCH

lch(20.25, 91.99, 308.03)

OKLCH

oklch(33.9%, 0.2104, 276.66)

HWB

hwb(256.1, 0%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#75a000

Analogous

#0025a0

#2b00a0

#7b00a0

Triadic

#2b00a0

#a02b00

#00a02b

Split-complementary

#2b00a0

#a07b00

#25a000

Tetradic

#2b00a0

#a00075

#75a000

#00a02b

Square

#2b00a0

#a00025

#75a000

#00a07b

Shades

Color #2b00a0 mixed toward black.

#240085

#1d006b

#150050

#0e0035

#07001b

Tints

Color #2b00a0 mixed toward white.

#3b00da

#5416ff

#7f50ff

#aa8aff

#d4c5ff

Tones

Color #2b00a0 mixed toward gray.

#310d93

#371b85

#3e2878

#44356b

#4a435d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.61:1

White text reads better on this background (13.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1f1f8d · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#212388 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#2a7b77 · ΔE 41.2

Achromatopsia

#313131 · ΔE 30

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2b00a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b00a0]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#2b00a0 (#2b00a0) is rgb(43, 0, 160) in RGB.

No, #2b00a0 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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