#2c5096

Color #2c5096

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 14.94 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2c5096

RGB

rgb(44, 80, 150)

HSL

hsl(219.6, 54.6%, 38%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.6, 70.7%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(70.7%, 46.7%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(34.95, 11.69, -42.28)

LCH

lch(34.95, 43.87, 285.46)

OKLCH

oklch(44.3%, 0.1221, 262.14)

HWB

hwb(219.6, 17.3%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96722c

Analogous

#2c8596

#2c5096

#3d2c96

Triadic

#2c5096

#962c50

#50962c

Split-complementary

#2c5096

#963d2c

#85962c

Tetradic

#2c5096

#722c96

#96722c

#50962c

Square

#2c5096

#962c85

#96722c

#2c963d

Shades

Color #2c5096 mixed toward black.

#25437d

#1d3564

#16284b

#0f1b32

#070d19

Tints

Color #2c5096 mixed toward white.

#3866bf

#5c83cf

#85a2db

#aec1e7

#d6e0f3

Tones

Color #2c5096 mixed toward gray.

#35538d

#3e5684

#46587b

#4f5b73

#585e6a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.69:1

White text reads better on this background (7.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3f3f89 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#3c3a86 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#2f7e7b · ΔE 29.5

Achromatopsia

#525252 · ΔE 22.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2c5096;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c5096]

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

#2c5096 (#2c5096) is rgb(44, 80, 150) in RGB.

No, #2c5096 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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