#2a0ce2

Color #2a0ce2

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Medium Blue #0000cd · ΔE 7.17 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-700 #432dd7 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#2a0ce2

RGB

rgb(42, 12, 226)

HSL

hsl(248.4, 89.9%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.4, 94.7%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(81.4%, 94.7%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(30.02, 70.68, -95.19)

LCH

lch(30.02, 118.56, 306.59)

OKLCH

oklch(42.9%, 0.275, 270.1)

HWB

hwb(248.4, 4.7%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4e20c

Analogous

#0c59e2

#2a0ce2

#950ce2

Triadic

#2a0ce2

#e22a0c

#0ce22a

Split-complementary

#2a0ce2

#e2950c

#59e20c

Tetradic

#2a0ce2

#e20cc4

#c4e20c

#0ce22a

Square

#2a0ce2

#e20c59

#c4e20c

#0ce295

Shades

Color #2a0ce2 mixed toward black.

#230abc

#1c0897

#150671

#0e044b

#070226

Tints

Color #2a0ce2 mixed toward white.

#4428f4

#6a53f6

#8f7ef8

#b4a9fa

#dad4fd

Tones

Color #2a0ce2 mixed toward gray.

#371ed0

#4430be

#5142ad

#5d539b

#6a6589

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.25:1

White text reads better on this background (9.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2020c8 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#2224c1 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#29b0aa · ΔE 53

Achromatopsia

#474747 · ΔE 32.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a0ce2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a0ce2]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#2a0ce2 (#2a0ce2) is rgb(42, 12, 226) in RGB.

No, #2a0ce2 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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