#2a599b

Color #2a599b

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 20.01 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#2a599b

RGB

rgb(42, 89, 155)

HSL

hsl(215, 57.4%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215, 72.9%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(72.9%, 42.6%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(37.85, 7.37, -40.66)

LCH

lch(37.85, 41.32, 280.27)

OKLCH

oklch(46.6%, 0.1191, 257.39)

HWB

hwb(215, 16.5%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b6c2a

Analogous

#2a929b

#2a599b

#332a9b

Triadic

#2a599b

#9b2a59

#599b2a

Split-complementary

#2a599b

#9b332a

#929b2a

Tetradic

#2a599b

#6c2a9b

#9b6c2a

#599b2a

Square

#2a599b

#9b2a92

#9b6c2a

#2a9b33

Shades

Color #2a599b mixed toward black.

#234a81

#1c3b67

#152d4d

#0e1e34

#070f1a

Tints

Color #2a599b mixed toward white.

#3571c4

#5b8dd3

#84a9de

#adc6e9

#d6e2f4

Tones

Color #2a599b mixed toward gray.

#335b92

#3d5c88

#465e7f

#505f75

#59616c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7:1

Aa Black text on this color

3:1

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

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#43448f · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#403d8b · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#2e8481 · ΔE 28.4

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 21.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a599b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a599b]

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

#2a599b (#2a599b) is rgb(42, 89, 155) in RGB.

No, #2a599b 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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