#2a235f

Color #2a235f

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 15.36 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#2a235f

RGB

rgb(42, 35, 95)

HSL

hsl(247, 46.2%, 25.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247, 63.2%, 37.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.8%, 63.2%, 0%, 62.7%)

LAB

lab(18.01, 21.64, -34.85)

LCH

lch(18.01, 41.02, 301.84)

OKLCH

oklch(30.2%, 0.1027, 283.68)

HWB

hwb(247, 13.7%, 62.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#585f23

Analogous

#233a5f

#2a235f

#48235f

Triadic

#2a235f

#5f2a23

#235f2a

Split-complementary

#2a235f

#5f4823

#3a5f23

Tetradic

#2a235f

#5f2358

#585f23

#235f2a

Square

#2a235f

#5f233a

#585f23

#235f48

Shades

Color #2a235f mixed toward black.

#231d4f

#1c173f

#151130

#0e0c20

#070610

Tints

Color #2a235f mixed toward white.

#3e348d

#5346bb

#7e74cc

#a9a2dd

#d4d1ee

Tones

Color #2a235f mixed toward gray.

#2e285a

#322d55

#363250

#39374b

#3d3c46

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.5:1

White text reads better on this background (13.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#272755 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#282852 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#2a4c4a · ΔE 26.9

Achromatopsia

#2c2c2c · ΔE 22.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a235f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a235f]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#2a235f (#2a235f) is rgb(42, 35, 95) in RGB.

No, #2a235f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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