#2c00a3

Color #2c00a3

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Blue #00008b · ΔE 10.41 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#2c00a3

RGB

rgb(44, 0, 163)

HSL

hsl(256.2, 100%, 32%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.2, 100%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(73%, 100%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(20.75, 57.46, -73.46)

LCH

lch(20.75, 93.26, 308.03)

OKLCH

oklch(34.4%, 0.2133, 276.68)

HWB

hwb(256.2, 0%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#77a300

Analogous

#0026a3

#2c00a3

#7e00a3

Triadic

#2c00a3

#a32c00

#00a32c

Split-complementary

#2c00a3

#a37e00

#26a300

Tetradic

#2c00a3

#a30077

#77a300

#00a32c

Square

#2c00a3

#a30026

#77a300

#00a37e

Shades

Color #2c00a3 mixed toward black.

#250088

#1d006d

#160052

#0f0036

#07001b

Tints

Color #2c00a3 mixed toward white.

#3c00dd

#5618ff

#8052ff

#ab8bff

#d5c5ff

Tones

Color #2c00a3 mixed toward gray.

#320e96

#391b88

#3f297a

#45366d

#4b445f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.64:1

White text reads better on this background (12.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#201f90 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#22248b · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#2b7e79 · ΔE 42.1

Achromatopsia

#323232 · ΔE 30.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2c00a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c00a3]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#2c00a3 (#2c00a3) is rgb(44, 0, 163) in RGB.

No, #2c00a3 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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