#2f5391

Color #2f5391

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 18.79 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#2f5391

RGB

rgb(47, 83, 145)

HSL

hsl(218, 51%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218, 67.6%, 56.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(67.6%, 42.8%, 0%, 43.1%)

LAB

lab(35.66, 8.33, -38.1)

LCH

lch(35.66, 39, 282.33)

OKLCH

oklch(44.8%, 0.1101, 260.54)

HWB

hwb(218, 18.4%, 43.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#916d2f

Analogous

#2f8491

#2f5391

#3c2f91

Triadic

#2f5391

#912f53

#53912f

Split-complementary

#2f5391

#913c2f

#84912f

Tetradic

#2f5391

#6d2f91

#916d2f

#53912f

Square

#2f5391

#912f84

#916d2f

#2f913c

Shades

Color #2f5391 mixed toward black.

#274579

#1f3761

#172948

#101c30

#080e18

Tints

Color #2f5391 mixed toward white.

#3c6ab9

#5f86cb

#87a5d8

#afc3e5

#d7e1f2

Tones

Color #2f5391 mixed toward gray.

#375589

#3f5780

#475978

#505c70

#585e68

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.77:1

White text reads better on this background (7.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#414285 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#3f3c82 · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#327b79 · ΔE 27.2

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 20.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2f5391;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2f5391]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2f5391 (#2f5391) is rgb(47, 83, 145) in RGB.

No, #2f5391 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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