#2c36a4

Color #2c36a4

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 16.23 Nearest Tailwind class blue-800 #193cb8 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2c36a4

RGB

rgb(44, 54, 164)

HSL

hsl(235, 57.7%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(235, 73.2%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(73.2%, 67.1%, 0%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(29.04, 34.24, -60.34)

LCH

lch(29.04, 69.38, 299.57)

OKLCH

oklch(40.2%, 0.1746, 271.71)

HWB

hwb(235, 17.3%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a49a2c

Analogous

#2c72a4

#2c36a4

#5e2ca4

Triadic

#2c36a4

#a42c36

#36a42c

Split-complementary

#2c36a4

#a45e2c

#72a42c

Tetradic

#2c36a4

#9a2ca4

#a49a2c

#36a42c

Square

#2c36a4

#a42c72

#a49a2c

#2ca45e

Shades

Color #2c36a4 mixed toward black.

#252d89

#1d246d

#161b52

#0f1237

#07091b

Tints

Color #2c36a4 mixed toward white.

#3945ca

#606ad4

#888fdf

#b0b4ea

#d7daf4

Tones

Color #2c36a4 mixed toward gray.

#363e9a

#404790

#4a4f86

#54577c

#5e6072

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.17:1

White text reads better on this background (9.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#313193 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#302f8e · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#2d837f · ΔE 37.8

Achromatopsia

#444444 · ΔE 27.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2c36a4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c36a4]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#2c36a4 (#2c36a4) is rgb(44, 54, 164) in RGB.

No, #2c36a4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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