#2e4e81

Color #2e4e81

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 21.53 Nearest Tailwind class sky-900 #024a70 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#2e4e81

RGB

rgb(46, 78, 129)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 47.4%, 34.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 64.3%, 50.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.3%, 39.5%, 0%, 49.4%)

LAB

lab(33.17, 5.47, -32.27)

LCH

lch(33.17, 32.73, 279.62)

OKLCH

oklch(42.5%, 0.0933, 259.32)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 18%, 49.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#81612e

Analogous

#2e7781

#2e4e81

#382e81

Triadic

#2e4e81

#812e4e

#4e812e

Split-complementary

#2e4e81

#81382e

#77812e

Tetradic

#2e4e81

#612e81

#81612e

#4e812e

Square

#2e4e81

#812e77

#81612e

#2e8138

Shades

Color #2e4e81 mixed toward black.

#26416b

#1f3456

#172740

#0f1a2b

#080d15

Tints

Color #2e4e81 mixed toward white.

#3d67aa

#5a83c4

#84a2d3

#adc1e2

#d6e0f0

Tones

Color #2e4e81 mixed toward gray.

#35507a

#3c5173

#43536c

#4a5465

#51565e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.52:1

White text reads better on this background (8.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3e3e77 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#3c3a75 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#306f6d · ΔE 24.7

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 19

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e4e81;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e4e81]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#2e4e81 (#2e4e81) is rgb(46, 78, 129) in RGB.

No, #2e4e81 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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