#2b214e

Color #2b214e

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 23.18 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#2b214e

RGB

rgb(43, 33, 78)

HSL

hsl(253.3, 40.5%, 21.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.3, 57.7%, 30.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(44.9%, 57.7%, 0%, 69.4%)

LAB

lab(16.26, 17.45, -26.24)

LCH

lch(16.26, 31.51, 303.62)

OKLCH

oklch(28.5%, 0.0796, 290.67)

HWB

hwb(253.3, 12.9%, 69.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#444e21

Analogous

#212e4e

#2b214e

#42214e

Triadic

#2b214e

#4e2b21

#214e2b

Split-complementary

#2b214e

#4e4221

#2e4e21

Tetradic

#2b214e

#4e2144

#444e21

#214e2b

Square

#2b214e

#4e212e

#444e21

#214e42

Shades

Color #2b214e mixed toward black.

#241c41

#1d1634

#161127

#0e0b1a

#07060d

Tints

Color #2b214e mixed toward white.

#45357d

#5f49ab

#8573c4

#aea2d7

#d6d0eb

Tones

Color #2b214e mixed toward gray.

#2d254a

#2f2947

#312c43

#33303f

#36343b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.43:1

White text reads better on this background (14.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#272746 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#282844 · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#2b3f3d · ΔE 24.6

Achromatopsia

#282828 · ΔE 19.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b214e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b214e]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#2b214e (#2b214e) is rgb(43, 33, 78) in RGB.

No, #2b214e 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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