#2a4070

Color #2a4070

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 21.98 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#2a4070

RGB

rgb(42, 64, 112)

HSL

hsl(221.1, 45.5%, 30.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.1, 62.5%, 43.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.5%, 42.9%, 0%, 56.1%)

LAB

lab(27.65, 7.7, -30.4)

LCH

lch(27.65, 31.36, 284.21)

OKLCH

oklch(37.9%, 0.0869, 264.12)

HWB

hwb(221.1, 16.5%, 56.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#705a2a

Analogous

#2a6370

#2a4070

#372a70

Triadic

#2a4070

#702a40

#40702a

Split-complementary

#2a4070

#70372a

#63702a

Tetradic

#2a4070

#5a2a70

#705a2a

#40702a

Square

#2a4070

#702a63

#705a2a

#2a7037

Shades

Color #2a4070 mixed toward black.

#23355d

#1c2b4b

#152038

#0e1525

#070b13

Tints

Color #2a4070 mixed toward white.

#3a599b

#5274be

#7e97ce

#a9badf

#d4dcef

Tones

Color #2a4070 mixed toward gray.

#30426a

#364464

#3b475f

#414959

#474b53

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.07:1

White text reads better on this background (10.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#353567 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#333265 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#2b5f5d · ΔE 24.6

Achromatopsia

#414141 · ΔE 18.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a4070;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a4070]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2a4070 (#2a4070) is rgb(42, 64, 112) in RGB.

No, #2a4070 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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