#297aed

Color #297aed

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 9.94 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#297aed

RGB

rgb(41, 122, 237)

HSL

hsl(215.2, 84.5%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.2, 82.7%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(82.7%, 48.5%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(52.4, 17.45, -64.65)

LCH

lch(52.4, 66.96, 285.11)

OKLCH

oklch(59.5%, 0.1901, 258.25)

HWB

hwb(215.2, 16.1%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ed9c29

Analogous

#29dced

#297aed

#3a29ed

Triadic

#297aed

#ed297a

#7aed29

Split-complementary

#297aed

#ed3a29

#dced29

Tetradic

#297aed

#9c29ed

#ed9c29

#7aed29

Square

#297aed

#ed29dc

#ed9c29

#29ed3a

Shades

Color #297aed mixed toward black.

#1263d6

#0e4fab

#0b3b80

#072855

#04142b

Tints

Color #297aed mixed toward white.

#4d90f0

#70a6f3

#94bcf6

#b8d3f9

#dbe9fc

Tones

Color #297aed mixed toward gray.

#397ddd

#4a80cc

#5a82bc

#6a85ac

#7b889b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.1:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5858d8 · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#534dd3 · ΔE 17.1

Tritanopia

#31c6c2 · ΔE 37.1

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 26.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #297aed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#297aed]

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

#297aed (#297aed) is rgb(41, 122, 237) in RGB.

No, #297aed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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