#2a5494

Color #2a5494

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 18.97 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#2a5494

RGB

rgb(42, 84, 148)

HSL

hsl(216.2, 55.8%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.2, 71.6%, 58%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.6%, 43.2%, 0%, 42%)

LAB

lab(35.93, 7.96, -39.51)

LCH

lch(35.93, 40.3, 281.39)

OKLCH

oklch(45%, 0.1151, 258.68)

HWB

hwb(216.2, 16.5%, 42%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#946a2a

Analogous

#2a8994

#2a5494

#352a94

Triadic

#2a5494

#942a54

#54942a

Split-complementary

#2a5494

#94352a

#89942a

Tetradic

#2a5494

#6a2a94

#946a2a

#54942a

Square

#2a5494

#942a89

#946a2a

#2a9435

Shades

Color #2a5494 mixed toward black.

#23467b

#1c3863

#152a4a

#0e1c31

#070e19

Tints

Color #2a5494 mixed toward white.

#366cbe

#5988d0

#82a6dc

#acc4e7

#d5e1f3

Tones

Color #2a5494 mixed toward gray.

#33568b

#3c5882

#455a7a

#4d5b71

#565d68

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.79:1

White text reads better on this background (7.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#404188 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#3e3a85 · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#2d7d7b · ΔE 27.5

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 21.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a5494;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a5494]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#2a5494 (#2a5494) is rgb(42, 84, 148) in RGB.

No, #2a5494 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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