#2a2ad5

Color #2a2ad5

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Medium Blue #0000cd · ΔE 13.75 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-700 #432dd7 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2a2ad5

RGB

rgb(42, 42, 213)

HSL

hsl(240, 67.1%, 50%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 80.3%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(80.3%, 80.3%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(31.69, 57.15, -84.91)

LCH

lch(31.69, 102.35, 303.94)

OKLCH

oklch(43.6%, 0.2459, 270.07)

HWB

hwb(240, 16.5%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5d52a

Analogous

#2a80d5

#2a2ad5

#802ad5

Triadic

#2a2ad5

#d52a2a

#2ad52a

Split-complementary

#2a2ad5

#d5802a

#80d52a

Tetradic

#2a2ad5

#d52ad5

#d5d52a

#2ad52a

Square

#2a2ad5

#d52a80

#d5d52a

#2ad580

Shades

Color #2a2ad5 mixed toward black.

#2323b2

#1c1c8e

#15156b

#0e0e47

#070724

Tints

Color #2a2ad5 mixed toward white.

#4d4ddc

#7171e3

#9494ea

#b8b8f1

#dbdbf8

Tones

Color #2a2ad5 mixed toward gray.

#3838c7

#4646b9

#5555aa

#63639c

#71718e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.39:1

White text reads better on this background (8.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2abd · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#2a2ab7 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#2aa7a2 · ΔE 48.6

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 31

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a2ad5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a2ad5]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#2a2ad5 (#2a2ad5) is rgb(42, 42, 213) in RGB.

No, #2a2ad5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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