#2a4f68

Color #2a4f68

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.3 Nearest Tailwind class sky-900 #024a70 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#2a4f68

RGB

rgb(42, 79, 104)

HSL

hsl(204.2, 42.5%, 28.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.2, 59.6%, 40.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(59.6%, 24%, 0%, 59.2%)

LAB

lab(32, -5.08, -18.51)

LCH

lch(32, 19.19, 254.65)

OKLCH

oklch(41.2%, 0.0598, 240.01)

HWB

hwb(204.2, 16.5%, 59.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#68432a

Analogous

#2a6862

#2a4f68

#2a3068

Triadic

#2a4f68

#682a4f

#4f682a

Split-complementary

#2a4f68

#682a30

#68622a

Tetradic

#2a4f68

#432a68

#68432a

#4f682a

Square

#2a4f68

#622a68

#68432a

#30682a

Shades

Color #2a4f68 mixed toward black.

#234257

#1c3545

#152734

#0e1a23

#070d11

Tints

Color #2a4f68 mixed toward white.

#3b7093

#5290b9

#7dabcb

#a9c7dc

#d4e3ee

Tones

Color #2a4f68 mixed toward gray.

#2f4e63

#344d5e

#394c58

#3f4b53

#444a4e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.42:1

White text reads better on this background (8.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3d3e63 · ΔE 14.3

Deuteranopia

#3b3861 · ΔE 15.6

Tritanopia

#2d5e5d · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 13.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a4f68;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a4f68]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#2a4f68 (#2a4f68) is rgb(42, 79, 104) in RGB.

No, #2a4f68 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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