#2a2160

Color #2a2160

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 14.75 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2a2160

RGB

rgb(42, 33, 96)

HSL

hsl(248.6, 48.8%, 25.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.6, 65.6%, 37.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(56.3%, 65.6%, 0%, 62.4%)

LAB

lab(17.57, 23.35, -36.22)

LCH

lch(17.57, 43.09, 302.81)

OKLCH

oklch(29.9%, 0.1072, 284.37)

HWB

hwb(248.6, 12.9%, 62.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#576021

Analogous

#213760

#2a2160

#4a2160

Triadic

#2a2160

#602a21

#21602a

Split-complementary

#2a2160

#604a21

#376021

Tetradic

#2a2160

#602157

#576021

#21602a

Square

#2a2160

#602137

#576021

#21604a

Shades

Color #2a2160 mixed toward black.

#231c50

#1c1640

#151130

#0e0b20

#070610

Tints

Color #2a2160 mixed toward white.

#3f318f

#5442be

#7f71ce

#a9a1de

#d4d0ef

Tones

Color #2a2160 mixed toward gray.

#2e265b

#322c56

#353150

#39364b

#3d3b46

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.48:1

White text reads better on this background (14.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#262656 · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#272853 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#2a4c4a · ΔE 27.1

Achromatopsia

#2b2b2b · ΔE 22.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a2160;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a2160]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#2a2160 (#2a2160) is rgb(42, 33, 96) in RGB.

No, #2a2160 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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