#2b5398

Color #2b5398

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 16.54 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#2b5398

RGB

rgb(43, 83, 152)

HSL

hsl(218, 55.9%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218, 71.7%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.7%, 45.4%, 0%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(35.92, 10.31, -41.94)

LCH

lch(35.92, 43.19, 283.81)

OKLCH

oklch(45.1%, 0.1217, 260.54)

HWB

hwb(218, 16.9%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98702b

Analogous

#2b8998

#2b5398

#392b98

Triadic

#2b5398

#982b53

#53982b

Split-complementary

#2b5398

#98392b

#89982b

Tetradic

#2b5398

#702b98

#98702b

#53982b

Square

#2b5398

#982b89

#98702b

#2b9839

Shades

Color #2b5398 mixed toward black.

#24457f

#1d3765

#15294c

#0e1c33

#070e19

Tints

Color #2b5398 mixed toward white.

#3769c1

#5b86d1

#84a4dc

#adc3e8

#d6e1f3

Tones

Color #2b5398 mixed toward gray.

#34558f

#3d5886

#465a7d

#4f5d74

#585f6a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.79:1

White text reads better on this background (7.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#40408b · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#3e3a88 · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#2e807d · ΔE 29.2

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 22.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b5398;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b5398]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2b5398 (#2b5398) is rgb(43, 83, 152) in RGB.

No, #2b5398 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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