#2b5579

Color #2b5579

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 18.01 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#2b5579

RGB

rgb(43, 85, 121)

HSL

hsl(207.7, 47.6%, 32.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.7, 64.5%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.5%, 29.8%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(34.78, -2.59, -24.79)

LCH

lch(34.78, 24.92, 264.04)

OKLCH

oklch(43.6%, 0.0761, 246.53)

HWB

hwb(207.7, 16.9%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#794f2b

Analogous

#2b7976

#2b5579

#2b2e79

Triadic

#2b5579

#792b55

#55792b

Split-complementary

#2b5579

#792b2e

#79762b

Tetradic

#2b5579

#4f2b79

#794f2b

#55792b

Square

#2b5579

#762b79

#794f2b

#2e792b

Shades

Color #2b5579 mixed toward black.

#244765

#1d3951

#162b3d

#0e1c28

#070e14

Tints

Color #2b5579 mixed toward white.

#3a73a4

#5590c3

#7facd2

#aac7e1

#d4e3f0

Tones

Color #2b5579 mixed toward gray.

#325573

#38546c

#3f5466

#45535f

#4c5359

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.68:1

White text reads better on this background (7.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#414172 · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#3f3b70 · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#2e6b6a · ΔE 19

Achromatopsia

#525252 · ΔE 16

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b5579;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b5579]

Related colors

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#2b5579 (#2b5579) is rgb(43, 85, 121) in RGB.

No, #2b5579 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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