#2850ff

Color #2850ff

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Blue Violet #8a2be2 · ΔE 24.62 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2850ff

RGB

rgb(40, 80, 255)

HSL

hsl(228.8, 100%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.8, 84.3%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(84.3%, 68.6%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(43.37, 50.11, -89.44)

LCH

lch(43.37, 102.52, 299.26)

OKLCH

oklch(53.2%, 0.2599, 266.25)

HWB

hwb(228.8, 15.7%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ffd728

Analogous

#28bcff

#2850ff

#6b28ff

Triadic

#2850ff

#ff2850

#50ff28

Split-complementary

#2850ff

#ff6b28

#bcff28

Tetradic

#2850ff

#d728ff

#ffd728

#50ff28

Square

#2850ff

#ff28bc

#ffd728

#28ff6b

Shades

Color #2850ff mixed toward black.

#002ef6

#0025c5

#001c93

#001262

#000931

Tints

Color #2850ff mixed toward white.

#4c6dff

#708aff

#93a7ff

#b7c5ff

#dbe2ff

Tones

Color #2850ff mixed toward gray.

#3a5bed

#4c66db

#5e72c9

#707db7

#8188a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.68:1

White text reads better on this background (5.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3d3de4 · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#3b38dd · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#2bccc6 · ΔE 48.3

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 31

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2850ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2850ff]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#2850ff (#2850ff) is rgb(40, 80, 255) in RGB.

No, #2850ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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