#2a3cd1

Color #2a3cd1

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee · ΔE 22 Nearest Tailwind class blue-800 #193cb8 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2a3cd1

RGB

rgb(42, 60, 209)

HSL

hsl(233.5, 66.5%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(233.5, 79.9%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(79.9%, 71.3%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(34.65, 46.2, -77.7)

LCH

lch(34.65, 90.4, 300.74)

OKLCH

oklch(45.6%, 0.2251, 268.88)

HWB

hwb(233.5, 16.5%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1bf2a

Analogous

#2a90d1

#2a3cd1

#6b2ad1

Triadic

#2a3cd1

#d12a3c

#3cd12a

Split-complementary

#2a3cd1

#d16b2a

#90d12a

Tetradic

#2a3cd1

#bf2ad1

#d1bf2a

#3cd12a

Square

#2a3cd1

#d12a90

#d1bf2a

#2ad16b

Shades

Color #2a3cd1 mixed toward black.

#2332ae

#1c288b

#151e68

#0e1446

#070a23

Tints

Color #2a3cd1 mixed toward white.

#4b5bdb

#6f7ce2

#939ce9

#b7bdf1

#dbdef8

Tones

Color #2a3cd1 mixed toward gray.

#3847c3

#4652b5

#545da7

#626899

#70738b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.67:1

White text reads better on this background (7.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3333bb · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#3230b5 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#2ba6a1 · ΔE 46

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 29.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a3cd1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a3cd1]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#2a3cd1 (#2a3cd1) is rgb(42, 60, 209) in RGB.

No, #2a3cd1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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