#2a4177

Color #2a4177

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 18.6 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#2a4177

RGB

rgb(42, 65, 119)

HSL

hsl(222.1, 47.8%, 31.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.1, 64.7%, 46.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.7%, 45.4%, 0%, 53.3%)

LAB

lab(28.39, 9.65, -33.65)

LCH

lch(28.39, 35.01, 286)

OKLCH

oklch(38.6%, 0.0963, 264.88)

HWB

hwb(222.1, 16.5%, 53.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#77602a

Analogous

#2a6877

#2a4177

#3a2a77

Triadic

#2a4177

#772a41

#41772a

Split-complementary

#2a4177

#773a2a

#68772a

Tetradic

#2a4177

#602a77

#77602a

#41772a

Square

#2a4177

#772a68

#77602a

#2a773a

Shades

Color #2a4177 mixed toward black.

#233663

#1c2b4f

#15213c

#0e1628

#070b14

Tints

Color #2a4177 mixed toward white.

#3959a2

#5374c2

#7e97d1

#a9bae1

#d4dcf0

Tones

Color #2a4177 mixed toward gray.

#304471

#37466a

#3d4964

#444b5d

#4a4e57

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.12:1

White text reads better on this background (9.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#35366d · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#34326a · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#2b6462 · ΔE 25.9

Achromatopsia

#434343 · ΔE 19.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a4177;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a4177]

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

#2a4177 (#2a4177) is rgb(42, 65, 119) in RGB.

No, #2a4177 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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