#2a3c53

Color #2a3c53

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.51 Nearest Tailwind class slate-700 #314158 · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#2a3c53

RGB

rgb(42, 60, 83)

HSL

hsl(213.7, 32.8%, 24.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.7, 49.4%, 32.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(49.4%, 27.7%, 0%, 67.5%)

LAB

lab(24.79, -0.02, -16.15)

LCH

lch(24.79, 16.15, 269.93)

OKLCH

oklch(35.1%, 0.0467, 254.98)

HWB

hwb(213.7, 16.5%, 67.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#53412a

Analogous

#2a5053

#2a3c53

#2d2a53

Triadic

#2a3c53

#532a3c

#3c532a

Split-complementary

#2a3c53

#532d2a

#50532a

Tetradic

#2a3c53

#412a53

#53412a

#3c532a

Square

#2a3c53

#532a50

#53412a

#2a532d

Shades

Color #2a3c53 mixed toward black.

#233245

#1c2837

#151e29

#0e141c

#070a0e

Tints

Color #2a3c53 mixed toward white.

#405b7e

#557aa8

#7f9bbe

#aabcd4

#d4dee9

Tones

Color #2a3c53 mixed toward gray.

#2d3c50

#313d4c

#343d49

#383e45

#3b3e42

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.87:1

White text reads better on this background (11.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#33334e · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#32304d · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#2b4a49 · ΔE 15.7

Achromatopsia

#3b3b3b · ΔE 11.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a3c53;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a3c53]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#2a3c53 (#2a3c53) is rgb(42, 60, 83) in RGB.

No, #2a3c53 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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