#2b4887

Color #2b4887

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 15.33 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2b4887

RGB

rgb(43, 72, 135)

HSL

hsl(221.1, 51.7%, 34.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.1, 68.1%, 52.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.1%, 46.7%, 0%, 47.1%)

LAB

lab(31.57, 11.16, -38.53)

LCH

lch(31.57, 40.11, 286.15)

OKLCH

oklch(41.4%, 0.1109, 263.68)

HWB

hwb(221.1, 16.9%, 47.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#876a2b

Analogous

#2b7687

#2b4887

#3c2b87

Triadic

#2b4887

#872b48

#48872b

Split-complementary

#2b4887

#873c2b

#76872b

Tetradic

#2b4887

#6a2b87

#876a2b

#48872b

Square

#2b4887

#872b76

#876a2b

#2b873c

Shades

Color #2b4887 mixed toward black.

#243c71

#1d305a

#152444

#0e182d

#070c17

Tints

Color #2b4887 mixed toward white.

#385eb1

#577bca

#819cd7

#abbde4

#d5def2

Tones

Color #2b4887 mixed toward gray.

#334b7f

#3a4e78

#425070

#4a5368

#515661

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.38:1

White text reads better on this background (8.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3a3a7b · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#383678 · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#2d716f · ΔE 27.7

Achromatopsia

#4a4a4a · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b4887;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b4887]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2b4887 (#2b4887) is rgb(43, 72, 135) in RGB.

No, #2b4887 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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