#2a4472

Color #2a4472

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 23.35 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2a4472

RGB

rgb(42, 68, 114)

HSL

hsl(218.3, 46.2%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.3, 63.2%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.2%, 40.4%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(29.01, 5.73, -29.51)

LCH

lch(29.01, 30.06, 280.99)

OKLCH

oklch(39%, 0.0848, 261.05)

HWB

hwb(218.3, 16.5%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#72582a

Analogous

#2a6872

#2a4472

#342a72

Triadic

#2a4472

#722a44

#44722a

Split-complementary

#2a4472

#72342a

#68722a

Tetradic

#2a4472

#582a72

#72582a

#44722a

Square

#2a4472

#722a68

#72582a

#2a7234

Shades

Color #2a4472 mixed toward black.

#23395f

#1c2d4c

#152239

#0e1726

#070b13

Tints

Color #2a4472 mixed toward white.

#3a5e9d

#537ac0

#7e9bcf

#a9bcdf

#d4deef

Tones

Color #2a4472 mixed toward gray.

#30466c

#364766

#3c4960

#424b5a

#484c54

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.17:1

White text reads better on this background (9.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#373769 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#353367 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#2c6160 · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#444444 · ΔE 18.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a4472;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a4472]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2a4472 (#2a4472) is rgb(42, 68, 114) in RGB.

No, #2a4472 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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