#2e4789

Color #2e4789

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 13.14 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#2e4789

RGB

rgb(46, 71, 137)

HSL

hsl(223.5, 49.7%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.5, 66.4%, 53.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.4%, 48.2%, 0%, 46.3%)

LAB

lab(31.56, 13.14, -39.77)

LCH

lch(31.56, 41.88, 288.28)

OKLCH

oklch(41.5%, 0.1141, 265.98)

HWB

hwb(223.5, 18%, 46.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#89702e

Analogous

#2e7589

#2e4789

#432e89

Triadic

#2e4789

#892e47

#47892e

Split-complementary

#2e4789

#89432e

#75892e

Tetradic

#2e4789

#702e89

#89702e

#47892e

Square

#2e4789

#892e75

#89702e

#2e8943

Shades

Color #2e4789 mixed toward black.

#263b72

#1f2f5b

#172445

#0f182e

#080c17

Tints

Color #2e4789 mixed toward white.

#3c5cb2

#5c7ac8

#859bd6

#adbce4

#d6def1

Tones

Color #2e4789 mixed toward gray.

#364a81

#3d4e7a

#455172

#4c556b

#545863

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.38:1

White text reads better on this background (8.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3a3b7d · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#39377a · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#307270 · ΔE 28.3

Achromatopsia

#4a4a4a · ΔE 21.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e4789;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e4789]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2e4789 (#2e4789) is rgb(46, 71, 137) in RGB.

No, #2e4789 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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