#2e285e

Color #2e285e

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 17 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#2e285e

RGB

rgb(46, 40, 94)

HSL

hsl(246.7, 40.3%, 26.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.7, 57.4%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(51.1%, 57.4%, 0%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(19.67, 18.81, -31.49)

LCH

lch(19.67, 36.68, 300.85)

OKLCH

oklch(31.5%, 0.0929, 284.78)

HWB

hwb(246.7, 15.7%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#585e28

Analogous

#283d5e

#2e285e

#49285e

Triadic

#2e285e

#5e2e28

#285e2e

Split-complementary

#2e285e

#5e4928

#3d5e28

Tetradic

#2e285e

#5e2858

#585e28

#285e2e

Square

#2e285e

#5e283d

#585e28

#285e49

Shades

Color #2e285e mixed toward black.

#26214e

#1f1b3f

#17142f

#0f0d1f

#080710

Tints

Color #2e285e mixed toward white.

#443b8a

#5a4fb4

#847bc7

#ada7da

#d6d3ec

Tones

Color #2e285e mixed toward gray.

#322d5a

#353155

#393651

#3c3a4c

#403f48

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.58:1

White text reads better on this background (13.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2c2b55 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#2c2c52 · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#2e4c4a · ΔE 26

Achromatopsia

#303030 · ΔE 21.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e285e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e285e]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#2e285e (#2e285e) is rgb(46, 40, 94) in RGB.

No, #2e285e 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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