#2A42A2 Color

#2A42A2 is rgb(42, 66, 162) in RGB and hsl(228, 59%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#2A42A2

HEX#2A42A2

RGBrgb(42, 66, 162)

HSLhsl(228, 59%, 40%)

HSVhsv(228, 74%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(42.2% 0.158 268.1)

CMYKcmyk(74%, 59%, 0%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2A42A2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text8.75:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.4:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2A42A2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2A42A2 Complementary#A28A2A Analogous#2A7EA2 Analogous#4E2AA2 Triadic#A22A42 Triadic#42A22A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2A42A2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#324FC3 #516BD2 #7186DA #92A2E3 #B2BDEB #D6DCF5

Shades

#253A8E #1F317A #1A2965 #141F4D #0F1739 #090F24

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