#2a487c

Color #2a487c

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 21.33 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2a487c

RGB

rgb(42, 72, 124)

HSL

hsl(218, 49.4%, 32.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218, 66.1%, 48.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.1%, 41.9%, 0%, 51.4%)

LAB

lab(30.83, 6.8, -32.89)

LCH

lch(30.83, 33.59, 281.68)

OKLCH

oklch(40.6%, 0.0949, 260.66)

HWB

hwb(218, 16.5%, 51.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7c5e2a

Analogous

#2a717c

#2a487c

#352a7c

Triadic

#2a487c

#7c2a48

#487c2a

Split-complementary

#2a487c

#7c352a

#717c2a

Tetradic

#2a487c

#5e2a7c

#7c5e2a

#487c2a

Square

#2a487c

#7c2a71

#7c5e2a

#2a7c35

Shades

Color #2a487c mixed toward black.

#233c67

#1c3053

#15243e

#0e1829

#070c15

Tints

Color #2a487c mixed toward white.

#3861a7

#547dc5

#7e9ed3

#a9bee2

#d4dff0

Tones

Color #2a487c mixed toward gray.

#314a75

#384c6e

#3e4d67

#454f61

#4c515a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.32:1

White text reads better on this background (9.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#393972 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#373570 · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#2c6967 · ΔE 25

Achromatopsia

#494949 · ΔE 19.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a487c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a487c]

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

#2a487c (#2a487c) is rgb(42, 72, 124) in RGB.

No, #2a487c 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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