#296ac2

Color #296ac2

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 17.05 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#296ac2

RGB

rgb(41, 106, 194)

HSL

hsl(214.5, 65.1%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.5, 78.9%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(78.9%, 45.4%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(45.18, 11.22, -51.87)

LCH

lch(45.18, 53.07, 282.21)

OKLCH

oklch(53.1%, 0.1526, 257.2)

HWB

hwb(214.5, 16.1%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c28129

Analogous

#29b7c2

#296ac2

#3529c2

Triadic

#296ac2

#c2296a

#6ac229

Split-complementary

#296ac2

#c23529

#b7c229

Tetradic

#296ac2

#8129c2

#c28129

#6ac229

Square

#296ac2

#c229b7

#c28129

#29c235

Shades

Color #296ac2 mixed toward black.

#2258a2

#1b4781

#153561

#0e2341

#071220

Tints

Color #296ac2 mixed toward white.

#4281d7

#689adf

#8eb4e7

#b3cdef

#d9e6f7

Tones

Color #296ac2 mixed toward gray.

#366cb5

#436ea9

#4f709c

#5c728f

#697482

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.93:1

White text reads better on this background (5.34:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4d4eb2 · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#4a45ae · ΔE 15

Tritanopia

#2fa3a0 · ΔE 33

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 24.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #296ac2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#296ac2]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#296ac2 (#296ac2) is rgb(41, 106, 194) in RGB.

No, #296ac2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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