#2869a1

Color #2869a1

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.81 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 1.9

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#2869a1

RGB

rgb(40, 105, 161)

HSL

hsl(207.8, 60.2%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.8, 75.2%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.2%, 34.8%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(42.95, -0.81, -36.13)

LCH

lch(42.95, 36.14, 268.72)

OKLCH

oklch(50.7%, 0.1107, 248.14)

HWB

hwb(207.8, 15.7%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a16028

Analogous

#28a19d

#2869a1

#282ca1

Triadic

#2869a1

#a12869

#69a128

Split-complementary

#2869a1

#a1282c

#a19d28

Tetradic

#2869a1

#6028a1

#a16028

#69a128

Square

#2869a1

#9d28a1

#a16028

#2ca128

Shades

Color #2869a1 mixed toward black.

#215786

#1b466b

#143450

#0d2336

#07111b

Tints

Color #2869a1 mixed toward white.

#3284ca

#5a9dd6

#83b5e0

#acceea

#d6e6f5

Tones

Color #2869a1 mixed toward gray.

#326897

#3c678d

#466783

#506679

#5a656f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.63:1

White text reads better on this background (5.79:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4d96 · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#494493 · ΔE 16.8

Tritanopia

#2e8c8a · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 19.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2869a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2869a1]

Related colors

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#2869a1 (#2869a1) is rgb(40, 105, 161) in RGB.

No, #2869a1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #2869a1, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast