#2f507f

Color #2f507f

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 20.37 Nearest Tailwind class sky-900 #024a70 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2f507f

RGB

rgb(47, 80, 127)

HSL

hsl(215.3, 46%, 34.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.3, 63%, 49.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(63%, 37%, 0%, 50.2%)

LAB

lab(33.72, 3.63, -30.16)

LCH

lch(33.72, 30.38, 276.86)

OKLCH

oklch(43%, 0.0875, 257.33)

HWB

hwb(215.3, 18.4%, 50.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7f5e2f

Analogous

#2f787f

#2f507f

#362f7f

Triadic

#2f507f

#7f2f50

#507f2f

Split-complementary

#2f507f

#7f362f

#787f2f

Tetradic

#2f507f

#5e2f7f

#7f5e2f

#507f2f

Square

#2f507f

#7f2f78

#7f5e2f

#2f7f36

Shades

Color #2f507f mixed toward black.

#27436a

#1f3555

#17283f

#101b2a

#080d15

Tints

Color #2f507f mixed toward white.

#3e6aa8

#5b86c3

#84a4d2

#adc2e1

#d6e1f0

Tones

Color #2f507f mixed toward gray.

#365178

#3c5272

#43536b

#4a5564

#50565e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.57:1

White text reads better on this background (8.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#404076 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#3e3b73 · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#316e6c · ΔE 23.5

Achromatopsia

#4f4f4f · ΔE 18.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2f507f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2f507f]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#2f507f (#2f507f) is rgb(47, 80, 127) in RGB.

No, #2f507f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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