#2a22e2

Color #2a22e2

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Medium Blue #0000cd · ΔE 7.65 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-700 #432dd7 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#2a22e2

RGB

rgb(42, 34, 226)

HSL

hsl(242.5, 76.8%, 51%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.5, 85%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(81.4%, 85%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(32.09, 64.4, -91.74)

LCH

lch(32.09, 112.09, 305.07)

OKLCH

oklch(44.3%, 0.2654, 269.76)

HWB

hwb(242.5, 13.3%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dae222

Analogous

#227ae2

#2a22e2

#8a22e2

Triadic

#2a22e2

#e22a22

#22e22a

Split-complementary

#2a22e2

#e28a22

#7ae222

Tetradic

#2a22e2

#e222da

#dae222

#22e22a

Square

#2a22e2

#e2227a

#dae222

#22e28a

Shades

Color #2a22e2 mixed toward black.

#2019c0

#1a1499

#130f73

#0d0a4d

#060526

Tints

Color #2a22e2 mixed toward white.

#4e47e7

#716cec

#9591f1

#b8b5f5

#dcdafa

Tones

Color #2a22e2 mixed toward gray.

#3932d2

#4742c2

#5652b2

#6562a2

#737292

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.43:1

White text reads better on this background (8.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2727c8 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#2728c2 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#2ab1ab · ΔE 51.9

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 31.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a22e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a22e2]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#2a22e2 (#2a22e2) is rgb(42, 34, 226) in RGB.

No, #2a22e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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