#2a2833

Color #2a2833

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.63 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2a2833

RGB

rgb(42, 40, 51)

HSL

hsl(250.9, 12.1%, 17.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.9, 21.6%, 20%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.6%, 21.6%, 0%, 80%)

LAB

lab(16.74, 3.72, -6.8)

LCH

lch(16.74, 7.75, 298.68)

OKLCH

oklch(28.4%, 0.0202, 293.39)

HWB

hwb(250.9, 15.7%, 80%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#313328

Analogous

#282b33

#2a2833

#2f2833

Triadic

#2a2833

#332a28

#28332a

Split-complementary

#2a2833

#332f28

#2b3328

Tetradic

#2a2833

#332831

#313328

#28332a

Square

#2a2833

#33282b

#313328

#28332f

Shades

Color #2a2833 mixed toward black.

#23212a

#1c1b22

#151419

#0e0d11

#070708

Tints

Color #2a2833 mixed toward white.

#4a475a

#6a6581

#8e8aa3

#b4b1c2

#d9d8e0

Tones

Color #2a2833 mixed toward gray.

#2a2932

#2b2a31

#2c2b30

#2c2c2f

#2d2c2e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.45:1

White text reads better on this background (14.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#292931 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#292930 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#2a2f2e · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#292929 · ΔE 7.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a2833;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a2833]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#2a2833 (#2a2833) is rgb(42, 40, 51) in RGB.

No, #2a2833 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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