#2a4593

Color #2a4593

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 9.34 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#2a4593

RGB

rgb(42, 69, 147)

HSL

hsl(224.6, 55.6%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224.6, 71.4%, 57.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.4%, 53.1%, 0%, 42.4%)

LAB

lab(31.47, 17.63, -46.06)

LCH

lch(31.47, 49.32, 290.94)

OKLCH

oklch(41.6%, 0.1327, 266.28)

HWB

hwb(224.6, 16.5%, 42.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#93782a

Analogous

#2a7a93

#2a4593

#442a93

Triadic

#2a4593

#932a45

#45932a

Split-complementary

#2a4593

#93442a

#7a932a

Tetradic

#2a4593

#782a93

#93782a

#45932a

Square

#2a4593

#932a7a

#93782a

#2a9344

Shades

Color #2a4593 mixed toward black.

#233a7b

#1c2e62

#15234a

#0e1731

#070c19

Tints

Color #2a4593 mixed toward white.

#3659bd

#5977d0

#8299db

#acbbe7

#d5ddf3

Tones

Color #2a4593 mixed toward gray.

#33498a

#3c4e82

#445279

#4d5670

#565a67

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.37:1

White text reads better on this background (8.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#383885 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#363482 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#2c7976 · ΔE 31.4

Achromatopsia

#4a4a4a · ΔE 23.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a4593;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a4593]

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

#2a4593 (#2a4593) is rgb(42, 69, 147) in RGB.

No, #2a4593 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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