#2e2552

Color #2e2552

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 22.42 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2e2552

RGB

rgb(46, 37, 82)

HSL

hsl(252, 37.8%, 23.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 54.9%, 32.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.9%, 54.9%, 0%, 67.8%)

LAB

lab(17.98, 16.84, -26.19)

LCH

lch(17.98, 31.14, 302.74)

OKLCH

oklch(30%, 0.079, 290)

HWB

hwb(252, 14.5%, 67.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#495225

Analogous

#253252

#2e2552

#442552

Triadic

#2e2552

#522e25

#25522e

Split-complementary

#2e2552

#524425

#325225

Tetradic

#2e2552

#522549

#495225

#25522e

Square

#2e2552

#522532

#495225

#255244

Shades

Color #2e2552 mixed toward black.

#261f44

#1f1937

#171229

#0f0c1b

#08060e

Tints

Color #2e2552 mixed toward white.

#47397f

#604eac

#8778c2

#afa5d6

#d7d2eb

Tones

Color #2e2552 mixed toward gray.

#30294e

#322c4a

#353047

#373443

#39383f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.5:1

White text reads better on this background (13.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2a4a · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#2b2c48 · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#2e4341 · ΔE 24.6

Achromatopsia

#2c2c2c · ΔE 19.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e2552;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e2552]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#2e2552 (#2e2552) is rgb(46, 37, 82) in RGB.

No, #2e2552 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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