#2e5575

Color #2e5575

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.76 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2e5575

RGB

rgb(46, 85, 117)

HSL

hsl(207, 43.6%, 32%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207, 60.7%, 45.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.7%, 27.4%, 0%, 54.1%)

LAB

lab(34.72, -3.38, -22.39)

LCH

lch(34.72, 22.64, 261.42)

OKLCH

oklch(43.6%, 0.0693, 245.1)

HWB

hwb(207, 18%, 54.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#754e2e

Analogous

#2e7572

#2e5575

#2e3275

Triadic

#2e5575

#752e55

#55752e

Split-complementary

#2e5575

#752e32

#75722e

Tetradic

#2e5575

#4e2e75

#754e2e

#55752e

Square

#2e5575

#722e75

#754e2e

#32752e

Shades

Color #2e5575 mixed toward black.

#264762

#1f394e

#172b3b

#0f1c27

#080e14

Tints

Color #2e5575 mixed toward white.

#3e739f

#5990be

#82acce

#acc8de

#d5e3ef

Tones

Color #2e5575 mixed toward gray.

#34556f

#3a5469

#405363

#46535d

#4c5258

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.67:1

White text reads better on this background (7.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#42436e · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#403d6d · ΔE 13.9

Tritanopia

#316967 · ΔE 18.1

Achromatopsia

#525252 · ΔE 15.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e5575;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e5575]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Charcoal #36454f

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Frequently asked questions

#2e5575 (#2e5575) is rgb(46, 85, 117) in RGB.

No, #2e5575 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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