#2C42A5 Color

#2C42A5 is rgb(44, 66, 165) in RGB and hsl(229, 58%, 41%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#2C42A5

HEX#2C42A5

RGBrgb(44, 66, 165)

HSLhsl(229, 58%, 41%)

HSVhsv(229, 73%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(42.5% 0.161 268.9)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 60%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2C42A5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text8.64:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.43:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2C42A5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2C42A5 Complementary#A58F2C Analogous#2C7FA5 Analogous#522CA5 Triadic#A52C42 Triadic#42A52C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2C42A5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#344FC5 #5269D1 #7285DA #96A4E3 #B6C0EC #D7DCF4

Shades

#273A91 #203079 #1B2865 #152051 #10183C #0A0F24

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