#2d5d97

Color #2d5d97

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 16.23 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#2d5d97

RGB

rgb(45, 93, 151)

HSL

hsl(212.8, 54.1%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.8, 70.2%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(70.2%, 38.4%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(38.93, 3.74, -36.53)

LCH

lch(38.93, 36.72, 275.85)

OKLCH

oklch(47.4%, 0.1078, 254.56)

HWB

hwb(212.8, 17.6%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97672d

Analogous

#2d9297

#2d5d97

#322d97

Triadic

#2d5d97

#972d5d

#5d972d

Split-complementary

#2d5d97

#97322d

#92972d

Tetradic

#2d5d97

#672d97

#97672d

#5d972d

Square

#2d5d97

#972d92

#97672d

#2d9732

Shades

Color #2d5d97 mixed toward black.

#254d7e

#1e3e65

#162e4b

#0f1f32

#070f19

Tints

Color #2d5d97 mixed toward white.

#3976bf

#5e91cf

#86acdb

#aec8e7

#d7e3f3

Tones

Color #2d5d97 mixed toward gray.

#365e8e

#3f5f85

#475f7c

#506074

#59616b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.12:1

White text reads better on this background (6.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#47478c · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#444089 · ΔE 13.1

Tritanopia

#318280 · ΔE 25.7

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 20.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2d5d97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2d5d97]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2d5d97 (#2d5d97) is rgb(45, 93, 151) in RGB.

No, #2d5d97 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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