#2a496d

Color #2a496d

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 16.89 Nearest Tailwind class slate-700 #314158 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2a496d

RGB

rgb(42, 73, 109)

HSL

hsl(212.2, 44.4%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.2, 61.5%, 42.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(61.5%, 33%, 0%, 57.3%)

LAB

lab(30.31, 0.56, -24.3)

LCH

lch(30.31, 24.31, 271.32)

OKLCH

oklch(39.9%, 0.0716, 253.19)

HWB

hwb(212.2, 16.5%, 57.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6d4e2a

Analogous

#2a6b6d

#2a496d

#2c2a6d

Triadic

#2a496d

#6d2a49

#496d2a

Split-complementary

#2a496d

#6d2c2a

#6b6d2a

Tetradic

#2a496d

#4e2a6d

#6d4e2a

#496d2a

Square

#2a496d

#6d2a6b

#6d4e2a

#2a6d2c

Shades

Color #2a496d mixed toward black.

#233d5b

#1c3149

#152536

#0e1824

#070c12

Tints

Color #2a496d mixed toward white.

#3b6698

#5283bc

#7da2cd

#a9c1de

#d4e0ee

Tones

Color #2a496d mixed toward gray.

#304967

#354a62

#3b4a5c

#404b57

#464b51

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.27:1

White text reads better on this background (9.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3a3a66 · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#383564 · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#2c5f5e · ΔE 20

Achromatopsia

#474747 · ΔE 15.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a496d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a496d]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2a496d (#2a496d) is rgb(42, 73, 109) in RGB.

No, #2a496d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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