#2874a0

Color #2874a0

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 7.47 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2874a0

RGB

rgb(40, 116, 160)

HSL

hsl(202, 60%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202, 75%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(75%, 27.5%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(46.28, -7.82, -30.31)

LCH

lch(46.28, 31.3, 255.53)

OKLCH

oklch(53.3%, 0.1004, 238.53)

HWB

hwb(202, 15.7%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a05428

Analogous

#28a090

#2874a0

#2838a0

Triadic

#2874a0

#a02874

#74a028

Split-complementary

#2874a0

#a02838

#a09028

Tetradic

#2874a0

#5428a0

#a05428

#74a028

Square

#2874a0

#9028a0

#a05428

#38a028

Shades

Color #2874a0 mixed toward black.

#216185

#1b4d6b

#143a50

#0d2735

#07131b

Tints

Color #2874a0 mixed toward white.

#3292c9

#5aa8d6

#83bee0

#acd4ea

#d6e9f5

Tones

Color #2874a0 mixed toward gray.

#327196

#3c6f8c

#466c82

#506978

#5a676e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.1:1

White text reads better on this background (5.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#545497 · ΔE 17.9

Deuteranopia

#4f4995 · ΔE 20.2

Tritanopia

#2f8f8d · ΔE 20.2

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 18.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2874a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2874a0]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Frequently asked questions

#2874a0 (#2874a0) is rgb(40, 116, 160) in RGB.

No, #2874a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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