#2861b8

Color #2861b8

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 19.42 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2861b8

RGB

rgb(40, 97, 184)

HSL

hsl(216.3, 64.3%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.3, 78.3%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(78.3%, 47.3%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(41.94, 13.05, -51.28)

LCH

lch(41.94, 52.91, 284.28)

OKLCH

oklch(50.3%, 0.15, 258.93)

HWB

hwb(216.3, 15.7%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b87f28

Analogous

#28a9b8

#2861b8

#3728b8

Triadic

#2861b8

#b82861

#61b828

Split-complementary

#2861b8

#b83728

#a9b828

Tetradic

#2861b8

#7f28b8

#b87f28

#61b828

Square

#2861b8

#b828a9

#b87f28

#28b837

Shades

Color #2861b8 mixed toward black.

#215199

#1b417b

#14305c

#0d203d

#07101f

Tints

Color #2861b8 mixed toward white.

#3b78d4

#6293dd

#89aee5

#b1c9ee

#d8e4f6

Tones

Color #2861b8 mixed toward gray.

#3463ac

#4066a0

#4c6894

#586b88

#646d7c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.49:1

White text reads better on this background (6.01:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4748a8 · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#4440a4 · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#2d9a97 · ΔE 33.4

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 24.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2861b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2861b8]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#2861b8 (#2861b8) is rgb(40, 97, 184) in RGB.

No, #2861b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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