#2a3553

Color #2a3553

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.36 Nearest Tailwind class slate-700 #314158 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2a3553

RGB

rgb(42, 53, 83)

HSL

hsl(223.9, 32.8%, 24.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.9, 49.4%, 32.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(49.4%, 36.1%, 0%, 67.5%)

LAB

lab(22.52, 4.75, -19.69)

LCH

lch(22.52, 20.25, 283.56)

OKLCH

oklch(33.4%, 0.0553, 268.03)

HWB

hwb(223.9, 16.5%, 67.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#53482a

Analogous

#2a4953

#2a3553

#332a53

Triadic

#2a3553

#532a35

#35532a

Split-complementary

#2a3553

#53332a

#49532a

Tetradic

#2a3553

#482a53

#53482a

#35532a

Square

#2a3553

#532a49

#53482a

#2a5333

Shades

Color #2a3553 mixed toward black.

#232c45

#1c2337

#151a29

#0e121c

#07090e

Tints

Color #2a3553 mixed toward white.

#40507e

#556ba8

#7f90be

#aab5d4

#d4dae9

Tones

Color #2a3553 mixed toward gray.

#2d3750

#31384c

#343a49

#383b45

#3b3d42

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.73:1

White text reads better on this background (12.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2f2f4d · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#2e2e4b · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#2b4847 · ΔE 19.8

Achromatopsia

#363636 · ΔE 14.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a3553;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a3553]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2a3553 (#2a3553) is rgb(42, 53, 83) in RGB.

No, #2a3553 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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