#2a4b72

Color #2a4b72

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 18.8 Nearest Tailwind class sky-900 #024a70 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2a4b72

RGB

rgb(42, 75, 114)

HSL

hsl(212.5, 46.2%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.5, 63.2%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.2%, 34.2%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(31.2, 1.08, -26.04)

LCH

lch(31.2, 26.06, 272.37)

OKLCH

oklch(40.7%, 0.0767, 253.72)

HWB

hwb(212.5, 16.5%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#72512a

Analogous

#2a6f72

#2a4b72

#2d2a72

Triadic

#2a4b72

#722a4b

#4b722a

Split-complementary

#2a4b72

#722d2a

#6f722a

Tetradic

#2a4b72

#512a72

#72512a

#4b722a

Square

#2a4b72

#722a6f

#72512a

#2a722d

Shades

Color #2a4b72 mixed toward black.

#233f5f

#1c324c

#152639

#0e1926

#070d13

Tints

Color #2a4b72 mixed toward white.

#3a679d

#5384c0

#7ea3cf

#a9c2df

#d4e0ef

Tones

Color #2a4b72 mixed toward gray.

#304c6c

#364c66

#3c4d60

#424d5a

#484e54

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.35:1

White text reads better on this background (8.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3b3b6a · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#393668 · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#2c6362 · ΔE 20.8

Achromatopsia

#494949 · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a4b72;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a4b72]

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Frequently asked questions

#2a4b72 (#2a4b72) is rgb(42, 75, 114) in RGB.

No, #2a4b72 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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