#2d5b9f

Color #2d5b9f

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 19.7 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2d5b9f

RGB

rgb(45, 91, 159)

HSL

hsl(215.8, 55.9%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.8, 71.7%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.7%, 42.8%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(38.8, 8.04, -41.53)

LCH

lch(38.8, 42.3, 280.96)

OKLCH

oklch(47.5%, 0.1212, 258.19)

HWB

hwb(215.8, 17.6%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f712d

Analogous

#2d949f

#2d5b9f

#382d9f

Triadic

#2d5b9f

#9f2d5b

#5b9f2d

Split-complementary

#2d5b9f

#9f382d

#949f2d

Tetradic

#2d5b9f

#712d9f

#9f712d

#5b9f2d

Square

#2d5b9f

#9f2d94

#9f712d

#2d9f38

Shades

Color #2d5b9f mixed toward black.

#254c85

#1e3d6a

#162d50

#0f1e35

#070f1b

Tints

Color #2d5b9f mixed toward white.

#3872c7

#608ed2

#88aadd

#afc6e9

#d7e3f4

Tones

Color #2d5b9f mixed toward gray.

#365d96

#405f8c

#496083

#536279

#5c6470

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.11:1

White text reads better on this background (6.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#454692 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#433f8f · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#318784 · ΔE 28.8

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 21.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2d5b9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2d5b9f]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#2d5b9f (#2d5b9f) is rgb(45, 91, 159) in RGB.

No, #2d5b9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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