#2a307e Color Information

#2a307e Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #2a307e. In RGB, it consists of 16.5% Red, 18.8% Green, and 49.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 66.7% Cyan, 61.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 50.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 235.7°, with saturation of 50% and lightness of 32.9%. The decimal value for #2a307e is 2764926, and its nearest "web safe" color is #333366. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #2a307e is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#2a307e Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color42, 48, 126 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color16.5%, 18.8%, 49.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.835, 0.812, 0.506 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.667, 0.619, 0, 0.506 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color235.7°, 50.0%, 32.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color235.7°, 66.7%, 49.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color5.778, 4.112, 20.228 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color42, 48, 126 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code2764926 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color24.040, 24.010, -45.085 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)24.040, 51.080, 298.038 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color24.040, -5.468, -56.101 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color20.279, 15.367, -44.944 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.192, 0.137, 4.112 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4280955006 / 0xff2a307e Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#333366 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #2a307e

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #2a307e, its pure hue is 235.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 50.0%, and its lightness is 32.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #2a307e, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #050610 to #252a6e.

Tints of #2a307e

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #2a307e, its pure hue is 235.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 50.0%, and its lightness is 32.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #2a307e, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #454a8e to #e4e5ef.

Tones of #2a307e

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #2a307e, its pure hue is 235.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 50.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #2a307e, which range from #545454 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #000ca8 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #2a307e

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #2a307e! For #2a307e, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #2a307e. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #2a307e

This color, #2a307e, consists of 16.5% Red, 18.8% Green, and 49.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 42, Green = 48, Blue = 126. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #2a307e is 66.7% Cyan, 61.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 50.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R16.5%
C66.7%
G18.8%
M61.9%
B49.4%
Y0.0%
K50.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 42 48 126
Octal 52 60 176
Hexa #2a #30 #7e
Binary 00101010 00110000 01111110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 66 61 0 50
Octal 102 75 0 62
Hexa #42 #3d #00 #32
Binary 01000010 00111101 00000000 00110010

Analogous Colors of #2a307e

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #2a307e — which has hue 235.7° — its analogous colors are located at 205.7° and 265.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2a307e.

Triadic Colors of #2a307e

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #2a307e — which has hue 235.7° — its triadic colors are located at 115.7° and 355.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2a307e.

Complementary Color of #2a307e

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #2a307e — which has hue 235.7° — its complementary color is located at 55.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2a307e.

Split Complementary Colors of #2a307e

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #2a307e — which has hue 235.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 25.7° and 235.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2a307e.

Tetradic Colors of #2a307e

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #2a307e — which has hue 235.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 145.7°, 235.7°, 325.7°, and 55.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2a307e.

Monochromatic Colors of #2a307e

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #2a307e, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #202135 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #202ddd (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #2a307e

We want to make getting started with #2a307e on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #2a307e into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #2a307e can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #2a307e with other HTML elements.

#2a307e Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #2a307e.
<span style="color: #2a307e;">The color of this text is #2a307e.</span>

#2a307e Background Color

The background color for this text is #2a307e.
<div style="background-color: #2a307e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #2a307e.</div>

#2a307e Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #2a307e.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #2a307e;">This color for the shadow of this text is #2a307e.</span>

#2a307e Border Color

This is a div with border color #2a307e.
<div style="border: #2a307e 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #2a307e.</div>

#2a307e Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #2a307e on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #2a307e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #2a307e on a white background.</div></div>

#2a307e Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #2a307e on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #2a307e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #2a307e on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #2a307e to White

This is a gradient from #2a307e to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#2a307e,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#2a307e,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#2a307e,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#2a307e,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #2a307e to white.</div>

Gradient from #2a307e to Black

This is a gradient from #2a307e to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#2a307e,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#2a307e,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#2a307e,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#2a307e,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #2a307e to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #2a307e

In addition to using #2a307e on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #2a307e in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #2a307e, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 42, Green = 48, Blue = 126). If you need details about the color coordinates of #2a307e in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #2a307e
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(42, 48, 126)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #2a307e; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #2a307e; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #2a307e; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(42, 48, 126);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#2a307e")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:42, green:48, blue:126, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:42 green:48 blue:126 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(42f, 48f, 126f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(42, 48, 126);
 

#2a307e Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #2a307e the same way. For those with color blindness, #2a307e might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #2a307e looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #2a307e is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #2a307e looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #2a307e will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #2a307e is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 11.5:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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