#2a00bd

Color #2a00bd

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Medium Blue #0000cd · ΔE 8.89 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-800 #372aac · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2a00bd

RGB

rgb(42, 0, 189)

HSL

hsl(253.3, 100%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.3, 100%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(77.8%, 100%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(24.21, 63.8, -83.31)

LCH

lch(24.21, 104.93, 307.45)

OKLCH

oklch(37.6%, 0.2407, 272.88)

HWB

hwb(253.3, 0%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#93bd00

Analogous

#0035bd

#2a00bd

#8900bd

Triadic

#2a00bd

#bd2a00

#00bd2a

Split-complementary

#2a00bd

#bd8900

#35bd00

Tetradic

#2a00bd

#bd0093

#93bd00

#00bd2a

Square

#2a00bd

#bd0035

#93bd00

#00bd89

Shades

Color #2a00bd mixed toward black.

#23009e

#1c007e

#15005f

#0e003f

#070020

Tints

Color #2a00bd mixed toward white.

#3600f3

#5929ff

#825fff

#ac94ff

#d5caff

Tones

Color #2a00bd mixed toward gray.

#3310ad

#3b209e

#442f8e

#4d3f7e

#564f6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.83:1

White text reads better on this background (11.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1e1ea7 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#2022a1 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#29928d · ΔE 46.3

Achromatopsia

#3a3a3a · ΔE 31.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a00bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a00bd]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#2a00bd (#2a00bd) is rgb(42, 0, 189) in RGB.

No, #2a00bd 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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