#2a00a2

Color #2a00a2

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Blue #00008b · ΔE 9.97 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2a00a2

RGB

rgb(42, 0, 162)

HSL

hsl(255.6, 100%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255.6, 100%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(74.1%, 100%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(20.44, 57.14, -73.36)

LCH

lch(20.44, 92.99, 307.91)

OKLCH

oklch(34.1%, 0.2127, 275.94)

HWB

hwb(255.6, 0%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#78a200

Analogous

#0027a2

#2a00a2

#7b00a2

Triadic

#2a00a2

#a22a00

#00a22a

Split-complementary

#2a00a2

#a27b00

#27a200

Tetradic

#2a00a2

#a20078

#78a200

#00a22a

Square

#2a00a2

#a20027

#78a200

#00a27b

Shades

Color #2a00a2 mixed toward black.

#230087

#1c006c

#150051

#0e0036

#07001b

Tints

Color #2a00a2 mixed toward white.

#3900dc

#5317ff

#7e51ff

#a98bff

#d4c5ff

Tones

Color #2a00a2 mixed toward gray.

#310e95

#371b87

#3e297a

#44366c

#4b445f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.62:1

White text reads better on this background (12.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1e1e8f · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#20228a · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#297d79 · ΔE 41.7

Achromatopsia

#313131 · ΔE 30.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a00a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a00a2]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#2a00a2 (#2a00a2) is rgb(42, 0, 162) in RGB.

No, #2a00a2 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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