#2b4772

Color #2b4772

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 21.3 Nearest Tailwind class slate-700 #314158 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#2b4772

RGB

rgb(43, 71, 114)

HSL

hsl(216.3, 45.2%, 30.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.3, 62.3%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.3%, 37.7%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(30, 3.94, -27.94)

LCH

lch(30, 28.22, 278.03)

OKLCH

oklch(39.8%, 0.0807, 258.7)

HWB

hwb(216.3, 16.9%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#72562b

Analogous

#2b6b72

#2b4772

#322b72

Triadic

#2b4772

#722b47

#47722b

Split-complementary

#2b4772

#72322b

#6b722b

Tetradic

#2b4772

#562b72

#72562b

#47722b

Square

#2b4772

#722b6b

#72562b

#2b7232

Shades

Color #2b4772 mixed toward black.

#243b5f

#1d2f4c

#162439

#0e1826

#070c13

Tints

Color #2b4772 mixed toward white.

#3b629d

#547ebf

#7f9ecf

#aabfdf

#d4dfef

Tones

Color #2b4772 mixed toward gray.

#31486c

#374a66

#3d4b60

#434c5a

#494d54

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.25:1

White text reads better on this background (9.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#39396a · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#373567 · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#2d6261 · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#474747 · ΔE 17.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #2b4772;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b4772]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#2b4772 (#2b4772) is rgb(43, 71, 114) in RGB.

No, #2b4772 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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