#2a316a

Color #2a316a

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 15.11 Nearest Tailwind class blue-950 #162456 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#2a316a

RGB

rgb(42, 49, 106)

HSL

hsl(233.4, 43.2%, 29%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(233.4, 60.4%, 41.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.4%, 53.8%, 0%, 58.4%)

LAB

lab(22.75, 15.87, -34.38)

LCH

lch(22.75, 37.87, 294.78)

OKLCH

oklch(34%, 0.0986, 274.65)

HWB

hwb(233.4, 16.5%, 58.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6a632a

Analogous

#2a516a

#2a316a

#432a6a

Triadic

#2a316a

#6a2a31

#316a2a

Split-complementary

#2a316a

#6a432a

#516a2a

Tetradic

#2a316a

#632a6a

#6a632a

#316a2a

Square

#2a316a

#6a2a51

#6a632a

#2a6a43

Shades

Color #2a316a mixed toward black.

#232958

#1c2147

#151935

#0e1023

#070812

Tints

Color #2a316a mixed toward white.

#3b4595

#525eba

#7d86cc

#a9aedd

#d4d7ee

Tones

Color #2a316a mixed toward gray.

#2f3565

#35395f

#3a3d5a

#3f4255

#45464f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.75:1

White text reads better on this background (12.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2d2d60 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#2d2c5d · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#2a5755 · ΔE 26.9

Achromatopsia

#363636 · ΔE 21.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a316a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a316a]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#2a316a (#2a316a) is rgb(42, 49, 106) in RGB.

No, #2a316a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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