#2e5d85

Color #2e5d85

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 15.38 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2e5d85

RGB

rgb(46, 93, 133)

HSL

hsl(207.6, 48.6%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.6, 65.4%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(65.4%, 30.1%, 0%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(38.03, -2.69, -27.07)

LCH

lch(38.03, 27.2, 264.33)

OKLCH

oklch(46.4%, 0.0832, 246.48)

HWB

hwb(207.6, 18%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#85562e

Analogous

#2e8582

#2e5d85

#2e3185

Triadic

#2e5d85

#852e5d

#5d852e

Split-complementary

#2e5d85

#852e31

#85822e

Tetradic

#2e5d85

#562e85

#85562e

#5d852e

Square

#2e5d85

#822e85

#85562e

#31852e

Shades

Color #2e5d85 mixed toward black.

#264d6f

#1f3e59

#172e43

#0f1f2c

#080f16

Tints

Color #2e5d85 mixed toward white.

#3c7aae

#5b95c6

#84afd4

#adcae3

#d6e4f1

Tones

Color #2e5d85 mixed toward gray.

#355c7e

#3d5c77

#445b6f

#4b5b68

#525a61

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.02:1

White text reads better on this background (6.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#47477d · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#44407b · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#327674 · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 16.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e5d85;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e5d85]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#2e5d85 (#2e5d85) is rgb(46, 93, 133) in RGB.

No, #2e5d85 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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