#2a475e

Color #2a475e

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.97 Nearest Tailwind class slate-700 #314158 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#2a475e

RGB

rgb(42, 71, 94)

HSL

hsl(206.5, 38.2%, 26.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.5, 55.3%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.3%, 24.5%, 0%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(28.92, -3.47, -16.91)

LCH

lch(28.92, 17.26, 258.4)

OKLCH

oklch(38.6%, 0.0527, 243.63)

HWB

hwb(206.5, 16.5%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e412a

Analogous

#2a5e5b

#2a475e

#2a2d5e

Triadic

#2a475e

#5e2a47

#475e2a

Split-complementary

#2a475e

#5e2a2d

#5e5b2a

Tetradic

#2a475e

#412a5e

#5e412a

#475e2a

Square

#2a475e

#5b2a5e

#5e412a

#2d5e2a

Shades

Color #2a475e mixed toward black.

#233b4e

#1c2f3f

#15242f

#0e181f

#070c10

Tints

Color #2a475e mixed toward white.

#3d6889

#5388b2

#7ea6c5

#a9c3d8

#d4e1ec

Tones

Color #2a475e mixed toward gray.

#2e475a

#334655

#374651

#3b454d

#404548

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.16:1

White text reads better on this background (9.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#393959 · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#373558 · ΔE 14

Tritanopia

#2c5554 · ΔE 14.6

Achromatopsia

#444444 · ΔE 12.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a475e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a475e]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Charcoal #36454f

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#2a475e (#2a475e) is rgb(42, 71, 94) in RGB.

No, #2a475e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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