#2b215b

Color #2b215b

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 16.65 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2b215b

RGB

rgb(43, 33, 91)

HSL

hsl(250.3, 46.8%, 24.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.3, 63.7%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(52.7%, 63.7%, 0%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(17.26, 21.85, -33.4)

LCH

lch(17.26, 39.91, 303.19)

OKLCH

oklch(29.6%, 0.0996, 286.51)

HWB

hwb(250.3, 12.9%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#515b21

Analogous

#21345b

#2b215b

#48215b

Triadic

#2b215b

#5b2b21

#215b2b

Split-complementary

#2b215b

#5b4821

#345b21

Tetradic

#2b215b

#5b2151

#515b21

#215b2b

Square

#2b215b

#5b2134

#515b21

#215b48

Shades

Color #2b215b mixed toward black.

#241b4c

#1d163d

#15102d

#0e0b1e

#07050f

Tints

Color #2b215b mixed toward white.

#41328a

#5743b9

#8171cc

#aba1dd

#d5d0ee

Tones

Color #2b215b mixed toward gray.

#2e2656

#312b51

#342f4c

#383448

#3b3943

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.47:1

White text reads better on this background (14.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#272751 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#28284f · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#2b4947 · ΔE 26.4

Achromatopsia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 22

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b215b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b215b]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#2b215b (#2b215b) is rgb(43, 33, 91) in RGB.

No, #2b215b 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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