#2a3265

Color #2a3265

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 18.6 Nearest Tailwind class blue-950 #162456 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2a3265

RGB

rgb(42, 50, 101)

HSL

hsl(231.9, 41.3%, 28%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.9, 58.4%, 39.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.4%, 50.5%, 0%, 60.4%)

LAB

lab(22.7, 13.32, -31.23)

LCH

lch(22.7, 33.95, 293.1)

OKLCH

oklch(33.9%, 0.0892, 273.98)

HWB

hwb(231.9, 16.5%, 60.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#655d2a

Analogous

#2a4f65

#2a3265

#3f2a65

Triadic

#2a3265

#652a32

#32652a

Split-complementary

#2a3265

#653f2a

#4f652a

Tetradic

#2a3265

#5d2a65

#655d2a

#32652a

Square

#2a3265

#652a4f

#655d2a

#2a653f

Shades

Color #2a3265 mixed toward black.

#232a54

#1c2143

#151932

#0e1122

#070811

Tints

Color #2a3265 mixed toward white.

#3c4790

#5260b7

#7d88c9

#a9afdb

#d4d7ed

Tones

Color #2a3265 mixed toward gray.

#2f3560

#34395b

#393d56

#3e4051

#42444c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.74:1

White text reads better on this background (12.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2e2e5c · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#2d2d59 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#2a5452 · ΔE 26

Achromatopsia

#363636 · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a3265;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a3265]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#2a3265 (#2a3265) is rgb(42, 50, 101) in RGB.

No, #2a3265 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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