#2b1ab2

Color #2b1ab2

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Blue #00008b · ΔE 12.73 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-800 #372aac · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2b1ab2

RGB

rgb(43, 26, 178)

HSL

hsl(246.7, 74.5%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.7, 85.4%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.8%, 85.4%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(25.16, 53.82, -75.18)

LCH

lch(25.16, 92.46, 305.6)

OKLCH

oklch(37.9%, 0.2178, 273.55)

HWB

hwb(246.7, 10.2%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1b21a

Analogous

#1a55b2

#2b1ab2

#771ab2

Triadic

#2b1ab2

#b22b1a

#1ab22b

Split-complementary

#2b1ab2

#b2771a

#55b21a

Tetradic

#2b1ab2

#b21aa1

#a1b21a

#1ab22b

Square

#2b1ab2

#b21a55

#a1b21a

#1ab277

Shades

Color #2b1ab2 mixed toward black.

#241694

#1d1177

#150d59

#0e093b

#07041e

Tints

Color #2b1ab2 mixed toward white.

#3621de

#5e4de5

#867aeb

#aea6f2

#d7d3f8

Tones

Color #2b1ab2 mixed toward gray.

#3527a5

#3f3399

#48408c

#524d7f

#5c5973

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.89:1

White text reads better on this background (11.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#25249e · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#262798 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#2a8b86 · ΔE 43.5

Achromatopsia

#3c3c3c · ΔE 30

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b1ab2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b1ab2]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#2b1ab2 (#2b1ab2) is rgb(43, 26, 178) in RGB.

No, #2b1ab2 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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