#2a4965

Color #2a4965

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.03 Nearest Tailwind class sky-900 #024a70 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2a4965

RGB

rgb(42, 73, 101)

HSL

hsl(208.5, 41.3%, 28%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.5, 58.4%, 39.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.4%, 27.7%, 0%, 60.4%)

LAB

lab(29.9, -2.31, -19.86)

LCH

lch(29.9, 19.99, 263.37)

OKLCH

oklch(39.5%, 0.0604, 247.21)

HWB

hwb(208.5, 16.5%, 60.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#65462a

Analogous

#2a6563

#2a4965

#2a2b65

Triadic

#2a4965

#652a49

#49652a

Split-complementary

#2a4965

#652a2b

#65632a

Tetradic

#2a4965

#462a65

#65462a

#49652a

Square

#2a4965

#632a65

#65462a

#2b652a

Shades

Color #2a4965 mixed toward black.

#233d54

#1c3143

#152432

#0e1822

#070c11

Tints

Color #2a4965 mixed toward white.

#3c6890

#5287b7

#7da5c9

#a9c3db

#d4e1ed

Tones

Color #2a4965 mixed toward gray.

#2f4960

#34485b

#394856

#3e4851

#42484c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.24:1

White text reads better on this background (9.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3a3a5f · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#38355e · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#2c5a59 · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#464646 · ΔE 13.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a4965;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a4965]

Related colors

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#2a4965 (#2a4965) is rgb(42, 73, 101) in RGB.

No, #2a4965 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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