#2e2e42

Color #2e2e42

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.06 Nearest Tailwind class slate-800 #1d293d · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2e2e42

RGB

rgb(46, 46, 66)

HSL

hsl(240, 17.9%, 22%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 30.3%, 25.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.3%, 30.3%, 0%, 74.1%)

LAB

lab(19.75, 5.41, -12.54)

LCH

lch(19.75, 13.66, 293.34)

OKLCH

oklch(31%, 0.0357, 284.11)

HWB

hwb(240, 18%, 74.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#42422e

Analogous

#2e3842

#2e2e42

#382e42

Triadic

#2e2e42

#422e2e

#2e422e

Split-complementary

#2e2e42

#42382e

#38422e

Tetradic

#2e2e42

#422e42

#42422e

#2e422e

Square

#2e2e42

#422e38

#42422e

#2e4238

Shades

Color #2e2e42 mixed toward black.

#262637

#1f1f2c

#171721

#0f0f16

#08080b

Tints

Color #2e2e42 mixed toward white.

#494969

#646490

#8a8aad

#b1b1c9

#d8d8e4

Tones

Color #2e2e42 mixed toward gray.

#303040

#31313f

#33333d

#35353b

#36363a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.59:1

White text reads better on this background (13.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2e2e3e · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#2e2e3d · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#2e3a39 · ΔE 15.4

Achromatopsia

#303030 · ΔE 11.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e2e42;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e2e42]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#2e2e42 (#2e2e42) is rgb(46, 46, 66) in RGB.

No, #2e2e42 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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