#2a4a6d

Color #2a4a6d

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 16.3 Nearest Tailwind class sky-900 #024a70 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#2a4a6d

RGB

rgb(42, 74, 109)

HSL

hsl(211.3, 44.4%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.3, 61.5%, 42.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(61.5%, 32.1%, 0%, 57.3%)

LAB

lab(30.62, -0.1, -23.8)

LCH

lch(30.62, 23.8, 269.76)

OKLCH

oklch(40.2%, 0.0706, 251.92)

HWB

hwb(211.3, 16.5%, 57.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6d4d2a

Analogous

#2a6c6d

#2a4a6d

#2b2a6d

Triadic

#2a4a6d

#6d2a4a

#4a6d2a

Split-complementary

#2a4a6d

#6d2b2a

#6c6d2a

Tetradic

#2a4a6d

#4d2a6d

#6d4d2a

#4a6d2a

Square

#2a4a6d

#6d2a6c

#6d4d2a

#2a6d2b

Shades

Color #2a4a6d mixed toward black.

#233e5b

#1c3149

#152536

#0e1924

#070c12

Tints

Color #2a4a6d mixed toward white.

#3b6798

#5285bc

#7da4cd

#a9c2de

#d4e1ee

Tones

Color #2a4a6d mixed toward gray.

#304a67

#354b62

#3b4b5c

#404b57

#464b51

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.3:1

White text reads better on this background (9.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3a3b66 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#383664 · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#2c605e · ΔE 20

Achromatopsia

#484848 · ΔE 15.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a4a6d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a4a6d]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

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Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2a4a6d (#2a4a6d) is rgb(42, 74, 109) in RGB.

No, #2a4a6d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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