#2f00bd

Color #2f00bd

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Medium Blue #0000cd · ΔE 9.38 Nearest Tailwind class violet-800 #5d0ec0 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#2f00bd

RGB

rgb(47, 0, 189)

HSL

hsl(254.9, 100%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(254.9, 100%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.1%, 100%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(24.57, 63.94, -82.71)

LCH

lch(24.57, 104.54, 307.71)

OKLCH

oklch(38%, 0.2394, 274.62)

HWB

hwb(254.9, 0%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ebd00

Analogous

#0030bd

#2f00bd

#8e00bd

Triadic

#2f00bd

#bd2f00

#00bd2f

Split-complementary

#2f00bd

#bd8e00

#30bd00

Tetradic

#2f00bd

#bd008e

#8ebd00

#00bd2f

Square

#2f00bd

#bd0030

#8ebd00

#00bd8e

Shades

Color #2f00bd mixed toward black.

#27009e

#1f007e

#17005f

#10003f

#080020

Tints

Color #2f00bd mixed toward white.

#3c00f3

#5e29ff

#865fff

#af94ff

#d7caff

Tones

Color #2f00bd mixed toward gray.

#3710ad

#3f209e

#472f8e

#4f3f7e

#574f6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.86:1

White text reads better on this background (11.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2222a7 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#2427a1 · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#2e928d · ΔE 46

Achromatopsia

#3a3a3a · ΔE 31.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #2f00bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2f00bd]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#2f00bd (#2f00bd) is rgb(47, 0, 189) in RGB.

No, #2f00bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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