#2a5692

Color #2a5692

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 19.64 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#2a5692

RGB

rgb(42, 86, 146)

HSL

hsl(214.6, 55.3%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.6, 71.2%, 57.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.2%, 41.1%, 0%, 42.7%)

LAB

lab(36.41, 5.89, -37.53)

LCH

lch(36.41, 37.99, 278.92)

OKLCH

oklch(45.3%, 0.1099, 256.8)

HWB

hwb(214.6, 16.5%, 42.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#92662a

Analogous

#2a8a92

#2a5692

#322a92

Triadic

#2a5692

#922a56

#56922a

Split-complementary

#2a5692

#92322a

#8a922a

Tetradic

#2a5692

#662a92

#92662a

#56922a

Square

#2a5692

#922a8a

#92662a

#2a9232

Shades

Color #2a5692 mixed toward black.

#23487a

#1c3961

#152b49

#0e1d31

#070e18

Tints

Color #2a5692 mixed toward white.

#366fbc

#588bcf

#82a8db

#acc5e7

#d5e2f3

Tones

Color #2a5692 mixed toward gray.

#335789

#3b5981

#445a78

#4d5b6f

#555d67

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.84:1

White text reads better on this background (7.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#414287 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#3f3b84 · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#2d7c7a · ΔE 26.4

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a5692;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a5692]

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

#2a5692 (#2a5692) is rgb(42, 86, 146) in RGB.

No, #2a5692 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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