#2a48df

Color #2a48df

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee · ΔE 19.5 Nearest Tailwind class blue-700 #1447e6 · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#2a48df

RGB

rgb(42, 72, 223)

HSL

hsl(230.1, 73.9%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230.1, 81.2%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(81.2%, 67.7%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(38.64, 43.88, -79.17)

LCH

lch(38.64, 90.52, 299)

OKLCH

oklch(48.9%, 0.2296, 267.38)

HWB

hwb(230.1, 16.5%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfc12a

Analogous

#2aa2df

#2a48df

#672adf

Triadic

#2a48df

#df2a48

#48df2a

Split-complementary

#2a48df

#df672a

#a2df2a

Tetradic

#2a48df

#c12adf

#dfc12a

#48df2a

Square

#2a48df

#df2aa2

#dfc12a

#2adf67

Shades

Color #2a48df mixed toward black.

#1d38c0

#172d9a

#112173

#0c164d

#060b26

Tints

Color #2a48df mixed toward white.

#4e66e4

#7185ea

#95a3ef

#b8c2f4

#dce0fa

Tones

Color #2a48df mixed toward gray.

#3952d0

#485cc1

#5766b2

#6670a3

#767a94

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.09:1

White text reads better on this background (6.79:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3939c8 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#3735c1 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#2cb2ad · ΔE 46.1

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 29.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a48df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a48df]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#2a48df (#2a48df) is rgb(42, 72, 223) in RGB.

No, #2a48df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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