#2A2069 Color

#2A2069 is rgb(42, 32, 105) in RGB, hsl(248, 53%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(60%, 70%, 0%, 59%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is St. Patrick's Blue (#23297A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.97. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2A2069

HEX#2A2069

RGBrgb(42, 32, 105)

HSLhsl(248, 53%, 27%)

HSVhsv(248, 70%, 41%)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 70%, 0%, 59%)

OKLCHoklch(30.6% 0.122 282.7)

LABlab(17.49% 22.55 -42.08)

LCHlch(17.49% 47.74 298.18)

What #2A2069 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #2A2069, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

St. Patrick's Blue#23297AΔE 6.97 Midnight Blue#191970ΔE 9.8 Sapphire Navy#082567ΔE 9.83 Cosmic Cobalt#2E2D88ΔE 11.64 Dark Slate Blue#483D8BΔE 12.86 Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 13.05

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#2A2069 Channel Values

How #2A2069 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 42 · G 32 · B 105	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 248° · S 53% · L 27%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 248° · S 70% · V 41%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 60% · M 70% · Y 0% · K 59%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	13.92:1 vs white · 1.51:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2A2069 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #2A2069

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2A2069; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #2A2069

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #2A2069 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#2A2069

Protanopia#222269

Protanomaly#252169

Deuteranopia#242469

Deuteranomaly#262269

Tritanopia#143131

Tritanomaly#1F2B4D

Achromatopsia#2C2C2C

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Using #2A2069 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-2a2069: #2A2069;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2A2069;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2a2069': '#2A2069' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.165, green: 0.125, blue: 0.412)

Android XML<color name="color_2a2069">#2A2069</color>

SVG fillfill="#2A2069"

More Blue Colors

#2A2069 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

2a3439 297eff 2a52be 2929ff 2b2bc5 2887c8 2b506e 273be2 2b7fff 272e34 2c2555 26619c 372a89 4d4dff 627dca 7979e2 94b1ff b6e1fc d3edfd f2f2fc 0000eb 006db0 0d0d3b 191970

#2A2069 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2A2069?

#2A2069 is a dark blue — rgb(42, 32, 105) in RGB and hsl(248, 53%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is St. Patrick's Blue (#23297A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.97.

What is the RGB value of #2A2069?

#2A2069 is rgb(42, 32, 105) — red 42, green 32, and blue 105 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2A2069?

#2A2069 converts to approximately cmyk(60%, 70%, 0%, 59%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2A2069 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #2A2069 scores 13.92:1 against white and 1.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2A2069 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2A2069 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 9.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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