#2c386f

Color #2c386f

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 16.34 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2c386f

RGB

rgb(44, 56, 111)

HSL

hsl(229.3, 43.2%, 30.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.3, 60.4%, 43.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.4%, 49.5%, 0%, 56.5%)

LAB

lab(25.29, 13.28, -33.52)

LCH

lch(25.29, 36.05, 291.61)

OKLCH

oklch(36.1%, 0.0956, 271.62)

HWB

hwb(229.3, 17.3%, 56.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f632c

Analogous

#2c596f

#2c386f

#422c6f

Triadic

#2c386f

#6f2c38

#386f2c

Split-complementary

#2c386f

#6f422c

#596f2c

Tetradic

#2c386f

#632c6f

#6f632c

#386f2c

Square

#2c386f

#6f2c59

#6f632c

#2c6f42

Shades

Color #2c386f mixed toward black.

#252f5d

#1d254a

#161c38

#0f1325

#070913

Tints

Color #2c386f mixed toward white.

#3d4d99

#5668bc

#808ecd

#aab3dd

#d5d9ee

Tones

Color #2c386f mixed toward gray.

#323c69

#373f64

#3d435e

#424659

#484a53

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.9:1

White text reads better on this background (11.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#323265 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#313062 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#2d5c5a · ΔE 26.4

Achromatopsia

#3c3c3c · ΔE 20.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2c386f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c386f]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#2c386f (#2c386f) is rgb(44, 56, 111) in RGB.

No, #2c386f 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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