#2a1ca5

Color #2a1ca5

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Blue #00008b · ΔE 9.2 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-800 #372aac · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#2a1ca5

RGB

rgb(42, 28, 165)

HSL

hsl(246.1, 71%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.1, 83%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(74.5%, 83%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(23.8, 49.02, -69.6)

LCH

lch(23.8, 85.13, 305.16)

OKLCH

oklch(36.5%, 0.2019, 274.32)

HWB

hwb(246.1, 11%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97a51c

Analogous

#1c52a5

#2a1ca5

#6e1ca5

Triadic

#2a1ca5

#a52a1c

#1ca52a

Split-complementary

#2a1ca5

#a56e1c

#52a51c

Tetradic

#2a1ca5

#a51c97

#97a51c

#1ca52a

Square

#2a1ca5

#a51c52

#97a51c

#1ca56e

Shades

Color #2a1ca5 mixed toward black.

#231789

#1c136e

#150e52

#0e0937

#07051b

Tints

Color #2a1ca5 mixed toward white.

#3524d2

#594ae0

#8377e8

#aca5f0

#d6d2f7

Tones

Color #2a1ca5 mixed toward gray.

#332799

#3c338e

#453e83

#4e4a77

#57556c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.81:1

White text reads better on this background (11.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#252492 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#25268d · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#29817c · ΔE 41.2

Achromatopsia

#393939 · ΔE 29.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a1ca5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a1ca5]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#2a1ca5 (#2a1ca5) is rgb(42, 28, 165) in RGB.

No, #2a1ca5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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