#2c2899

Color #2c2899

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Navy #000080 · ΔE 15.12 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-800 #372aac · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2c2899

RGB

rgb(44, 40, 153)

HSL

hsl(242.1, 58.5%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.1, 73.9%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.2%, 73.9%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(24.8, 39.01, -60.61)

LCH

lch(24.8, 72.08, 302.77)

OKLCH

oklch(36.8%, 0.1759, 274.99)

HWB

hwb(242.1, 15.7%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#959928

Analogous

#285c99

#2c2899

#642899

Triadic

#2c2899

#992c28

#28992c

Split-complementary

#2c2899

#996428

#5c9928

Tetradic

#2c2899

#992895

#959928

#28992c

Square

#2c2899

#99285c

#959928

#289964

Shades

Color #2c2899 mixed toward black.

#25217f

#1d1b66

#16144c

#0f0d33

#070719

Tints

Color #2c2899 mixed toward white.

#3833c3

#5c57d3

#8581de

#adabe9

#d6d5f4

Tones

Color #2c2899 mixed toward gray.

#35318f

#3d3b86

#46447d

#4f4e73

#58576a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.87:1

White text reads better on this background (11.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2a88 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#2b2b84 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#2c7975 · ΔE 37.6

Achromatopsia

#3b3b3b · ΔE 27.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2c2899;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c2899]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#2c2899 (#2c2899) is rgb(44, 40, 153) in RGB.

No, #2c2899 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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