#2a2a40

Color #2a2a40

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.23 Nearest Tailwind class slate-800 #1d293d · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#2a2a40

RGB

rgb(42, 42, 64)

HSL

hsl(240, 20.8%, 20.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 34.4%, 25.1%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(18, 6.16, -13.91)

LCH

lch(18, 15.21, 293.89)

OKLCH

oklch(29.5%, 0.0397, 283.69)

HWB

hwb(240, 16.5%, 74.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#40402a

Analogous

#2a3540

#2a2a40

#352a40

Triadic

#2a2a40

#402a2a

#2a402a

Split-complementary

#2a2a40

#40352a

#35402a

Tetradic

#2a2a40

#402a40

#40402a

#2a402a

Square

#2a2a40

#402a35

#40402a

#2a4035

Shades

Color #2a2a40 mixed toward black.

#232335

#1c1c2b

#151520

#0e0e15

#07070b

Tints

Color #2a2a40 mixed toward white.

#454569

#5f5f91

#8585af

#aeaeca

#d6d6e4

Tones

Color #2a2a40 mixed toward gray.

#2c2c3e

#2e2e3c

#30303b

#313139

#333337

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.5:1

White text reads better on this background (13.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2a3c · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#2a2a3a · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#2a3837 · ΔE 16.9

Achromatopsia

#2c2c2c · ΔE 12.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a2a40;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a2a40]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#2a2a40 (#2a2a40) is rgb(42, 42, 64) in RGB.

No, #2a2a40 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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