#2a2934

Color #2a2934

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.08 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#2a2934

RGB

rgb(42, 41, 52)

HSL

hsl(245.5, 11.8%, 18.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.5, 21.2%, 20.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.2%, 21.2%, 0%, 79.6%)

LAB

lab(17.11, 3.29, -6.94)

LCH

lch(17.11, 7.68, 295.36)

OKLCH

oklch(28.7%, 0.02, 289.25)

HWB

hwb(245.5, 16.1%, 79.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#333429

Analogous

#292d34

#2a2934

#2f2934

Triadic

#2a2934

#342a29

#29342a

Split-complementary

#2a2934

#342f29

#2d3429

Tetradic

#2a2934

#342933

#333429

#29342a

Square

#2a2934

#34292d

#333429

#29342f

Shades

Color #2a2934 mixed toward black.

#23222b

#1c1b23

#15141a

#0e0e11

#070709

Tints

Color #2a2934 mixed toward white.

#49485b

#696682

#8d8aa3

#b3b1c2

#d9d8e0

Tones

Color #2a2934 mixed toward gray.

#2b2a33

#2b2b32

#2c2c31

#2d2d30

#2e2d2f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.47:1

White text reads better on this background (14.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2a32 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#2a2a31 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#2a302f · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 7.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a2934;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a2934]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#2a2934 (#2a2934) is rgb(42, 41, 52) in RGB.

No, #2a2934 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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