#2b2460

Color #2b2460

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 15.06 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#2b2460

RGB

rgb(43, 36, 96)

HSL

hsl(247, 45.5%, 25.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247, 62.5%, 37.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.2%, 62.5%, 0%, 62.4%)

LAB

lab(18.45, 21.53, -34.79)

LCH

lch(18.45, 40.91, 301.75)

OKLCH

oklch(30.6%, 0.1026, 283.82)

HWB

hwb(247, 14.1%, 62.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#596024

Analogous

#243b60

#2b2460

#492460

Triadic

#2b2460

#602b24

#24602b

Split-complementary

#2b2460

#604924

#3b6024

Tetradic

#2b2460

#602459

#596024

#24602b

Square

#2b2460

#60243b

#596024

#246049

Shades

Color #2b2460 mixed toward black.

#241e50

#1d1840

#161230

#0e0c20

#070610

Tints

Color #2b2460 mixed toward white.

#40358e

#5548ba

#8076cc

#aaa3dd

#d5d1ee

Tones

Color #2b2460 mixed toward gray.

#2f295b

#332e56

#373351

#3a384c

#3e3d47

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.52:1

White text reads better on this background (13.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#282856 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#292953 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#2b4d4b · ΔE 26.9

Achromatopsia

#2d2d2d · ΔE 22.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b2460;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b2460]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#2b2460 (#2b2460) is rgb(43, 36, 96) in RGB.

No, #2b2460 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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