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#2B2BBF closest to Sapphire Splendour

#2B2BBF is a dark, vivid blue; the closest named color is Sapphire Splendour. In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 16.9% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(43, 43, 191)). Its HSL value is 240° hue, 63% saturation and 46% lightness, and in CMYK it is 77% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #2B2BBF is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.54:1.

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#2B2BBF color conversion

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Variations of #2B2BBF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#2B2BBF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#2B2BBF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #2B2BBF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #003EBC
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #004DC3
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0045C1
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #003EBC
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #003ABE
  • Tritanopia 66% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #005874
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #0042A2
  • Achromatopsia 56% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #454545
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #404074

#2B2BBF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.54:1 Very good#2B2BBF text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.20:1 Very poor#2B2BBF text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#2B2BBF in CSS

/* Sapphire Splendour */
.color { color: #2B2BBF; }
.background { background-color: #2B2BBF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2B2BBF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(43 43 191);
color: hsl(240 63% 46%);
color: oklch(0.413 0.220 271.4);

#2B2BBF FAQ

What color is #2B2BBF?

#2B2BBF is a dark, vivid blue. Its closest named color is Sapphire Splendour. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #2B2BBF?

#2B2BBF is rgb(43, 43, 191) in RGB, hsl(240, 63%, 46%) in HSL and cmyk(77%, 77%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #2B2BBF?

The complementary color of #2B2BBF is #BFBF2B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #2B2BBF?

White text has the best contrast on #2B2BBF: 9.54:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #2B2BBF a warm or cool color?

#2B2BBF is a cool color.