#2a42a8

Color #2a42a8

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 15.5 Nearest Tailwind class blue-800 #193cb8 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2a42a8

RGB

rgb(42, 66, 168)

HSL

hsl(228.6, 60%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.6, 75%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(75%, 60.7%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(32.29, 27.64, -57.43)

LCH

lch(32.29, 63.74, 295.7)

OKLCH

oklch(42.7%, 0.166, 268.24)

HWB

hwb(228.6, 16.5%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8902a

Analogous

#2a81a8

#2a42a8

#512aa8

Triadic

#2a42a8

#a82a42

#42a82a

Split-complementary

#2a42a8

#a8512a

#81a82a

Tetradic

#2a42a8

#902aa8

#a8902a

#42a82a

Square

#2a42a8

#a82a81

#a8902a

#2aa851

Shades

Color #2a42a8 mixed toward black.

#23378c

#1c2c70

#152154

#0e1638

#070b1c

Tints

Color #2a42a8 mixed toward white.

#3754cd

#5f76d7

#8798e1

#afbaeb

#d7ddf5

Tones

Color #2a42a8 mixed toward gray.

#35489e

#3f4f93

#4a5689

#545c7e

#5f6374

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.44:1

White text reads better on this background (8.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#363697 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#343393 · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#2c8884 · ΔE 36.8

Achromatopsia

#4c4c4c · ΔE 26.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a42a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a42a8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#2a42a8 (#2a42a8) is rgb(42, 66, 168) in RGB.

No, #2a42a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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