#2a4875

Color #2a4875

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 22.54 Nearest Tailwind class slate-700 #314158 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#2a4875

RGB

rgb(42, 72, 117)

HSL

hsl(216, 47.2%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 64.1%, 45.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.1%, 38.5%, 0%, 54.1%)

LAB

lab(30.43, 4.17, -29.15)

LCH

lch(30.43, 29.45, 278.14)

OKLCH

oklch(40.1%, 0.0844, 258.32)

HWB

hwb(216, 16.5%, 54.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#75572a

Analogous

#2a6e75

#2a4875

#322a75

Triadic

#2a4875

#752a48

#48752a

Split-complementary

#2a4875

#75322a

#6e752a

Tetradic

#2a4875

#572a75

#75572a

#48752a

Square

#2a4875

#752a6e

#75572a

#2a7532

Shades

Color #2a4875 mixed toward black.

#233c62

#1c304e

#15243b

#0e1827

#070c14

Tints

Color #2a4875 mixed toward white.

#3963a0

#537fc1

#7e9fd1

#a9bfe0

#d4dff0

Tones

Color #2a4875 mixed toward gray.

#30496f

#374b69

#3d4c62

#434d5c

#494e56

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.28:1

White text reads better on this background (9.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#39396c · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#37356a · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#2c6563 · ΔE 23.3

Achromatopsia

#484848 · ΔE 17.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a4875;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a4875]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#2a4875 (#2a4875) is rgb(42, 72, 117) in RGB.

No, #2a4875 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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