#2a223b

Color #2a223b

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 20.09 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2a223b

RGB

rgb(42, 34, 59)

HSL

hsl(259.2, 26.9%, 18.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.2, 42.4%, 23.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.8%, 42.4%, 0%, 76.9%)

LAB

lab(15.23, 10.33, -14.74)

LCH

lch(15.23, 18, 305.02)

OKLCH

oklch(27.3%, 0.0464, 298)

HWB

hwb(259.2, 13.3%, 76.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#333b22

Analogous

#22263b

#2a223b

#36223b

Triadic

#2a223b

#3b2a22

#223b2a

Split-complementary

#2a223b

#3b3622

#263b22

Tetradic

#2a223b

#3b2233

#333b22

#223b2a

Square

#2a223b

#3b2226

#333b22

#223b36

Shades

Color #2a223b mixed toward black.

#231c31

#1c1727

#15111d

#0e0b14

#07060a

Tints

Color #2a223b mixed toward white.

#493b67

#695593

#8d7bb3

#b3a7cc

#d9d3e6

Tones

Color #2a223b mixed toward gray.

#2b2439

#2b2637

#2c2835

#2d2a33

#2e2c30

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.39:1

White text reads better on this background (15.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#272736 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#272835 · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#2a3231 · ΔE 18.2

Achromatopsia

#262626 · ΔE 14.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a223b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a223b]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Rebecca Purple #663399

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#2a223b (#2a223b) is rgb(42, 34, 59) in RGB.

No, #2a223b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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