#2a233b

Color #2a233b

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 19.24 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2a233b

RGB

rgb(42, 35, 59)

HSL

hsl(257.5, 25.5%, 18.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.5, 40.7%, 23.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.8%, 40.7%, 0%, 76.9%)

LAB

lab(15.54, 9.61, -14.26)

LCH

lch(15.54, 17.2, 303.98)

OKLCH

oklch(27.6%, 0.0444, 296.8)

HWB

hwb(257.5, 13.7%, 76.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#343b23

Analogous

#23283b

#2a233b

#36233b

Triadic

#2a233b

#3b2a23

#233b2a

Split-complementary

#2a233b

#3b3623

#283b23

Tetradic

#2a233b

#3b2334

#343b23

#233b2a

Square

#2a233b

#3b2328

#343b23

#233b36

Shades

Color #2a233b mixed toward black.

#231d31

#1c1727

#15111d

#0e0c14

#07060a

Tints

Color #2a233b mixed toward white.

#493d66

#685792

#8c7cb1

#b2a8cb

#d9d3e5

Tones

Color #2a233b mixed toward gray.

#2b2539

#2c2737

#2c2935

#2d2b33

#2e2d31

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.4:1

White text reads better on this background (14.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#272736 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#282835 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#2a3231 · ΔE 17.6

Achromatopsia

#272727 · ΔE 13.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a233b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a233b]

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

#2a233b (#2a233b) is rgb(42, 35, 59) in RGB.

No, #2a233b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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