#2277aa

Color #2277aa

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 5.91 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#2277aa

RGB

rgb(34, 119, 170)

HSL

hsl(202.5, 66.7%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.5, 80%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(80%, 30%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(47.54, -6.65, -34.2)

LCH

lch(47.54, 34.84, 259)

OKLCH

oklch(54.4%, 0.1114, 240.47)

HWB

hwb(202.5, 13.3%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa5522

Analogous

#22aa99

#2277aa

#2233aa

Triadic

#2277aa

#aa2277

#77aa22

Split-complementary

#2277aa

#aa2233

#aa9922

Tetradic

#2277aa

#5522aa

#aa5522

#77aa22

Square

#2277aa

#9922aa

#aa5522

#33aa22

Shades

Color #2277aa mixed toward black.

#1c638e

#174f71

#113c55

#0b2839

#06141c

Tints

Color #2277aa mixed toward white.

#2a95d5

#55aadd

#7fbfe6

#aad5ee

#d4eaf7

Tones

Color #2277aa mixed toward gray.

#2d749f

#397193

#446f88

#4f6c7d

#5b6971

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.29:1

White text reads better on this background (4.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5455a0 · ΔE 18.2

Deuteranopia

#4f499d · ΔE 21

Tritanopia

#2b9795 · ΔE 22.2

Achromatopsia

#717171 · ΔE 19.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #2277aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2277aa]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2277aa (#2277aa) is rgb(34, 119, 170) in RGB.

No, #2277aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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