#2c2561

Color #2c2561

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 14.76 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#2c2561

RGB

rgb(44, 37, 97)

HSL

hsl(247, 44.8%, 26.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247, 61.9%, 38%)

CMYK

cmyk(54.6%, 61.9%, 0%, 62%)

LAB

lab(18.89, 21.43, -34.73)

LCH

lch(18.89, 40.81, 301.68)

OKLCH

oklch(31%, 0.1024, 283.95)

HWB

hwb(247, 14.5%, 62%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5a6125

Analogous

#253c61

#2c2561

#4a2561

Triadic

#2c2561

#612c25

#25612c

Split-complementary

#2c2561

#614a25

#3c6125

Tetradic

#2c2561

#61255a

#5a6125

#25612c

Square

#2c2561

#61253c

#5a6125

#25614a

Shades

Color #2c2561 mixed toward black.

#251f51

#1d1941

#161331

#0f0c20

#070610

Tints

Color #2c2561 mixed toward white.

#41368e

#574aba

#8177cb

#aba4dc

#d5d2ee

Tones

Color #2c2561 mixed toward gray.

#302a5c

#342f57

#383452

#3b394d

#3f3e48

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.54:1

White text reads better on this background (13.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#292957 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#2a2a54 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#2c4e4c · ΔE 26.9

Achromatopsia

#2e2e2e · ΔE 22.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2c2561;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c2561]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#2c2561 (#2c2561) is rgb(44, 37, 97) in RGB.

No, #2c2561 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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