#2a2740

Color #2a2740

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 17.8 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#2a2740

RGB

rgb(42, 39, 64)

HSL

hsl(247.2, 24.3%, 20.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.2, 39.1%, 25.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.4%, 39.1%, 0%, 74.9%)

LAB

lab(17.05, 8.29, -15.38)

LCH

lch(17.05, 17.47, 298.33)

OKLCH

oklch(28.8%, 0.0452, 288.72)

HWB

hwb(247.2, 15.3%, 74.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3d4027

Analogous

#273140

#2a2740

#372740

Triadic

#2a2740

#402a27

#27402a

Split-complementary

#2a2740

#403727

#314027

Tetradic

#2a2740

#40273d

#3d4027

#27402a

Square

#2a2740

#402731

#3d4027

#274037

Shades

Color #2a2740 mixed toward black.

#232035

#1c1a2b

#151320

#0e0d15

#07060b

Tints

Color #2a2740 mixed toward white.

#46416a

#615a94

#8681b2

#afabcc

#d7d5e5

Tones

Color #2a2740 mixed toward gray.

#2c293e

#2d2b3c

#2f2d3a

#302f38

#323136

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.46:1

White text reads better on this background (14.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#29293b · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#29293a · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#2a3736 · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 13.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a2740;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a2740]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#2a2740 (#2a2740) is rgb(42, 39, 64) in RGB.

No, #2a2740 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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