#2a577e

Color #2a577e

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 17.86 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2a577e

RGB

rgb(42, 87, 126)

HSL

hsl(207.9, 50%, 32.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.9, 66.7%, 49.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.7%, 31%, 0%, 50.6%)

LAB

lab(35.62, -2.24, -26.56)

LCH

lch(35.62, 26.65, 265.18)

OKLCH

oklch(44.4%, 0.0814, 247.09)

HWB

hwb(207.9, 16.5%, 50.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e512a

Analogous

#2a7e7b

#2a577e

#2a2d7e

Triadic

#2a577e

#7e2a57

#577e2a

Split-complementary

#2a577e

#7e2a2d

#7e7b2a

Tetradic

#2a577e

#512a7e

#7e512a

#577e2a

Square

#2a577e

#7b2a7e

#7e512a

#2d7e2a

Shades

Color #2a577e mixed toward black.

#234869

#1c3a54

#152b3f

#0e1d2a

#070e15

Tints

Color #2a577e mixed toward white.

#3874a9

#5491c6

#7facd4

#a9c8e2

#d4e3f1

Tones

Color #2a577e mixed toward gray.

#315677

#385670

#3f5569

#465562

#4d545b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.76:1

White text reads better on this background (7.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#424276 · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#3f3c74 · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#2d6f6e · ΔE 19.8

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 16.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a577e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a577e]

Related colors

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#2a577e (#2a577e) is rgb(42, 87, 126) in RGB.

No, #2a577e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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