#2a2839

Color #2a2839

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.56 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#2a2839

RGB

rgb(42, 40, 57)

HSL

hsl(247.1, 17.5%, 19%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.1, 29.8%, 22.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.3%, 29.8%, 0%, 77.6%)

LAB

lab(17.01, 5.44, -10.58)

LCH

lch(17.01, 11.9, 297.21)

OKLCH

oklch(28.7%, 0.0309, 289.67)

HWB

hwb(247.1, 15.7%, 77.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#373928

Analogous

#282e39

#2a2839

#322839

Triadic

#2a2839

#392a28

#28392a

Split-complementary

#2a2839

#393228

#2e3928

Tetradic

#2a2839

#392837

#373928

#28392a

Square

#2a2839

#39282e

#373928

#283932

Shades

Color #2a2839 mixed toward black.

#23212f

#1c1b26

#15141c

#0e0d13

#070709

Tints

Color #2a2839 mixed toward white.

#484461

#66618a

#8a86aa

#b1aec6

#d8d7e3

Tones

Color #2a2839 mixed toward gray.

#2b2938

#2c2b36

#2d2c35

#2e2e33

#2f2f32

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.46:1

White text reads better on this background (14.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#292935 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#292935 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#2a3232 · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 10.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a2839;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a2839]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#2a2839 (#2a2839) is rgb(42, 40, 57) in RGB.

No, #2a2839 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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