#2a467e

Color #2a467e

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 18.59 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2a467e

RGB

rgb(42, 70, 126)

HSL

hsl(220, 50%, 32.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 66.7%, 49.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.7%, 44.4%, 0%, 50.6%)

LAB

lab(30.35, 8.9, -34.91)

LCH

lch(30.35, 36.03, 284.3)

OKLCH

oklch(40.3%, 0.1004, 262.73)

HWB

hwb(220, 16.5%, 50.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e622a

Analogous

#2a707e

#2a467e

#382a7e

Triadic

#2a467e

#7e2a46

#467e2a

Split-complementary

#2a467e

#7e382a

#707e2a

Tetradic

#2a467e

#622a7e

#7e622a

#467e2a

Square

#2a467e

#7e2a70

#7e622a

#2a7e38

Shades

Color #2a467e mixed toward black.

#233a69

#1c2f54

#15233f

#0e172a

#070c15

Tints

Color #2a467e mixed toward white.

#385ea9

#547ac6

#7f9bd4

#a9bce2

#d4def1

Tones

Color #2a467e mixed toward gray.

#314877

#384b70

#3f4d69

#464f62

#4d525b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.28:1

White text reads better on this background (9.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#383873 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#363471 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#2c6a68 · ΔE 26.1

Achromatopsia

#474747 · ΔE 20.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a467e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a467e]

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

#2a467e (#2a467e) is rgb(42, 70, 126) in RGB.

No, #2a467e is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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