#2a3855

Color #2a3855

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.02 Nearest Tailwind class slate-700 #314158 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2a3855

RGB

rgb(42, 56, 85)

HSL

hsl(220.5, 33.9%, 24.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.5, 50.6%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(50.6%, 34.1%, 0%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(23.59, 3.38, -19.34)

LCH

lch(23.59, 19.63, 279.91)

OKLCH

oklch(34.2%, 0.0545, 264)

HWB

hwb(220.5, 16.5%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#55472a

Analogous

#2a4d55

#2a3855

#322a55

Triadic

#2a3855

#552a38

#38552a

Split-complementary

#2a3855

#55322a

#4d552a

Tetradic

#2a3855

#472a55

#55472a

#38552a

Square

#2a3855

#552a4d

#55472a

#2a5532

Shades

Color #2a3855 mixed toward black.

#232f47

#1c2539

#151c2b

#0e131c

#07090e

Tints

Color #2a3855 mixed toward white.

#3f5480

#5470aa

#7f94c0

#aab8d5

#d4dbea

Tones

Color #2a3855 mixed toward gray.

#2e3951

#313a4e

#353c4a

#383d47

#3c3e43

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.8:1

White text reads better on this background (11.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#31314f · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#302f4e · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#2b4a49 · ΔE 19

Achromatopsia

#383838 · ΔE 13.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a3855;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a3855]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2a3855 (#2a3855) is rgb(42, 56, 85) in RGB.

No, #2a3855 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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