#2a2d5e

Color #2a2d5e

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 19.78 Nearest Tailwind class blue-950 #162456 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#2a2d5e

RGB

rgb(42, 45, 94)

HSL

hsl(236.5, 38.2%, 26.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(236.5, 55.3%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.3%, 52.1%, 0%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(20.74, 14.29, -29.79)

LCH

lch(20.74, 33.04, 295.63)

OKLCH

oklch(32.2%, 0.0856, 277.79)

HWB

hwb(236.5, 16.5%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e5b2a

Analogous

#2a475e

#2a2d5e

#412a5e

Triadic

#2a2d5e

#5e2a2d

#2d5e2a

Split-complementary

#2a2d5e

#5e412a

#475e2a

Tetradic

#2a2d5e

#5b2a5e

#5e5b2a

#2d5e2a

Square

#2a2d5e

#5e2a47

#5e5b2a

#2a5e41

Shades

Color #2a2d5e mixed toward black.

#23264e

#1c1e3f

#15172f

#0e0f1f

#070810

Tints

Color #2a2d5e mixed toward white.

#3d4289

#5358b2

#7e82c5

#a9acd8

#d4d5ec

Tones

Color #2a2d5e mixed toward gray.

#2e315a

#333555

#373951

#3b3c4d

#404048

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.64:1

White text reads better on this background (12.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2b2b55 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#2b2b53 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#2a4d4b · ΔE 25.6

Achromatopsia

#323232 · ΔE 19.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a2d5e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a2d5e]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#2a2d5e (#2a2d5e) is rgb(42, 45, 94) in RGB.

No, #2a2d5e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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