#2a4c84

Color #2a4c84

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 20.2 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#2a4c84

RGB

rgb(42, 76, 132)

HSL

hsl(217.3, 51.7%, 34.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.3, 68.2%, 51.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.2%, 42.4%, 0%, 48.2%)

LAB

lab(32.54, 7.16, -35.14)

LCH

lch(32.54, 35.86, 281.52)

OKLCH

oklch(42.1%, 0.1017, 259.86)

HWB

hwb(217.3, 16.5%, 48.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#84622a

Analogous

#2a7984

#2a4c84

#352a84

Triadic

#2a4c84

#842a4c

#4c842a

Split-complementary

#2a4c84

#84352a

#79842a

Tetradic

#2a4c84

#622a84

#84622a

#4c842a

Square

#2a4c84

#842a79

#84622a

#2a8435

Shades

Color #2a4c84 mixed toward black.

#233f6e

#1c3358

#152642

#0e192c

#070d16

Tints

Color #2a4c84 mixed toward white.

#3864ae

#5581c9

#80a0d6

#aac0e4

#d5dff1

Tones

Color #2a4c84 mixed toward gray.

#314e7c

#395075

#40516d

#485366

#4f555e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.47:1

White text reads better on this background (8.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3b3c79 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#393777 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#2c706e · ΔE 25.9

Achromatopsia

#4d4d4d · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a4c84;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a4c84]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2a4c84 (#2a4c84) is rgb(42, 76, 132) in RGB.

No, #2a4c84 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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