#2a3040

Color #2a3040

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.34 Nearest Tailwind class gray-800 #1e2939 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2a3040

RGB

rgb(42, 48, 64)

HSL

hsl(223.6, 20.8%, 20.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.6, 34.4%, 25.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.4%, 25%, 0%, 74.9%)

LAB

lab(19.95, 1.95, -10.9)

LCH

lch(19.95, 11.07, 280.14)

OKLCH

oklch(31.1%, 0.0301, 268.67)

HWB

hwb(223.6, 16.5%, 74.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#403a2a

Analogous

#2a3b40

#2a3040

#2f2a40

Triadic

#2a3040

#402a30

#30402a

Split-complementary

#2a3040

#402f2a

#3b402a

Tetradic

#2a3040

#3a2a40

#403a2a

#30402a

Square

#2a3040

#402a3b

#403a2a

#2a402f

Shades

Color #2a3040 mixed toward black.

#232835

#1c202b

#151820

#0e1015

#07080b

Tints

Color #2a3040 mixed toward white.

#454f69

#5f6d91

#8590af

#aeb5ca

#d6dae4

Tones

Color #2a3040 mixed toward gray.

#2c313e

#2e323c

#30333b

#313339

#333437

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.6:1

White text reads better on this background (13.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2d2d3d · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#2c2c3c · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#2a3a39 · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#303030 · ΔE 9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a3040;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a3040]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2a3040 (#2a3040) is rgb(42, 48, 64) in RGB.

No, #2a3040 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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