#2e4a7a

Color #2e4a7a

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 23.1 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#2e4a7a

RGB

rgb(46, 74, 122)

HSL

hsl(217.9, 45.2%, 32.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.9, 62.3%, 47.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.3%, 39.3%, 0%, 52.2%)

LAB

lab(31.54, 5.54, -30.51)

LCH

lch(31.54, 31.01, 280.29)

OKLCH

oklch(41.2%, 0.0877, 260.55)

HWB

hwb(217.9, 18%, 52.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7a5e2e

Analogous

#2e707a

#2e4a7a

#382e7a

Triadic

#2e4a7a

#7a2e4a

#4a7a2e

Split-complementary

#2e4a7a

#7a382e

#707a2e

Tetradic

#2e4a7a

#5e2e7a

#7a5e2e

#4a7a2e

Square

#2e4a7a

#7a2e70

#7a5e2e

#2e7a38

Shades

Color #2e4a7a mixed toward black.

#263e66

#1f3151

#17253d

#0f1929

#080c14

Tints

Color #2e4a7a mixed toward white.

#3e63a3

#597fc0

#839fd0

#acbfe0

#d6dfef

Tones

Color #2e4a7a mixed toward gray.

#344c73

#3b4d6d

#414f67

#475161

#4e525a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.38:1

White text reads better on this background (8.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3c3c71 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#3a386e · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#306967 · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#4a4a4a · ΔE 18.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e4a7a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e4a7a]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2e4a7a (#2e4a7a) is rgb(46, 74, 122) in RGB.

No, #2e4a7a 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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