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#2A2B60 — Deep Muted Blue

#2A2B60 is a blue color we call Deep Muted Blue, closest to the named color MidnightBlue (#191970). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: midnightblue (#191970) — not an exact match. CSS midnightblue gives you #191970, a different color; use #2A2B60 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#2A2B60 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #605F2A; it also sits naturally between #2A4660 and #442A60. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2A2B60 · RGB 42, 43, 96

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Color values

HEX#2A2B60
RGB42, 43, 96
HSL239°, 39%, 27%
HSV239°, 56%, 38%
CMYK56%, 55%, 0%, 62%
XYZ3.93, 3.06, 11.45
Yxy3.06, 0.2131, 0.1661
CIE-Lab20.30, 16.43, -31.82
Hunter Lab17.51, 10.54, -28.54

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 16% · Green 17% · Blue 38%

Cyan 56% · Magenta 55% · Yellow 0% · Key 62%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #2A2B60 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #2A2B60 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #2A2B60

.text { color: #2A2B60; }
.background { background-color: #2A2B60; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2A2B60; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(42, 43, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(239, 39%, 27%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2A2B60; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(42, 43, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2A2B60; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(42, 43, 96, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2A2B60">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2A2B60">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2A2B60

#272859#22234E#1F2047#1C1D40#191939#14152E#111127#0E0E20#090A15#06060E

Tints of #2A2B60

#353679#404191#4B4CAA#5F61B9#787AC4#8E8FCD#A6A7D8#BFC0E3#D8D8EE#F1F1F9

Tones of #2A2B60

#2E2F5C#323258#363654#393A51#3D3E4C#414149

Color harmonies

Complementary — #605F2A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text13.02:1 AAA
Against black text1.61:1 Fails

Best text color on #2A2B60: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2A2B60

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #2A2B60: ·

How #2A2B60 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #2A2A53Deuteranopia · #2A2A50Tritanopia · #2A4947

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind slate 600 · #475569Tailwind gray 600 · #4B5563Bootstrap dark · #212529

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2A2B60 rather than the exact color:

Crimson Ruby Opal
#4D6122 · #294E2F · #227A7D · #2C325E
Mellow Drift
#0A2111 · #226E7B · #25265C · #581F62
Serene Ruby Meadow
#26245B · #401C55 · #B24598 · #742E3B
Palette Fffbeb
#FFFBEB · #495579 · #263159 · #251749
Palette 26355d
#26355D · #AF47D2 · #FF8F00 · #FFDB00
Palette Faf6e3
#FAF6E3 · #D8DBBD · #B59F78 · #2A3663

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#2C325E#25265C#26245B#263159#26355D#2A3663#2B3467#1E2A5E#202766#282066#332B57#2A3356

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2A2B5F  ·  #2A2B61 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2A2B60?

#2A2B60 is Deep Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 42, 43, 96). Its closest standard named color is MidnightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2A2B60?

#2A2B60 is RGB 42, 43, 96 — HSL 239°, 39%, 27% — CMYK 56%, 55%, 0%, 62%.

What colors go with #2A2B60?

Its complement is #605F2A; analogous partners are #2A4660 and #442A60. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2A2B60 for text?

White text on #2A2B60 has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.61:1.