#2b2b42

Color #2b2b42

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.28 Nearest Tailwind class slate-800 #1d293d · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2b2b42

RGB

rgb(43, 43, 66)

HSL

hsl(240, 21.1%, 21.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 34.8%, 25.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.8%, 34.8%, 0%, 74.1%)

LAB

lab(18.52, 6.43, -14.47)

LCH

lch(18.52, 15.83, 293.96)

OKLCH

oklch(30%, 0.0414, 283.57)

HWB

hwb(240, 16.9%, 74.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#42422b

Analogous

#2b3742

#2b2b42

#372b42

Triadic

#2b2b42

#422b2b

#2b422b

Split-complementary

#2b2b42

#42372b

#37422b

Tetradic

#2b2b42

#422b42

#42422b

#2b422b

Square

#2b2b42

#422b37

#42422b

#2b4237

Shades

Color #2b2b42 mixed toward black.

#242437

#1d1d2c

#161621

#0e0e16

#07070b

Tints

Color #2b2b42 mixed toward white.

#45456b

#606093

#8686b0

#aeaeca

#d7d7e5

Tones

Color #2b2b42 mixed toward gray.

#2d2d40

#2f2f3e

#31313c

#33333a

#353538

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.53:1

White text reads better on this background (13.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2b2b3d · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#2b2b3c · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#2b3938 · ΔE 17.2

Achromatopsia

#2d2d2d · ΔE 12.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b2b42;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b2b42]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#2b2b42 (#2b2b42) is rgb(43, 43, 66) in RGB.

No, #2b2b42 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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