#2a4dd1

Color #2a4dd1

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 14.56 Nearest Tailwind class blue-700 #1447e6 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2a4dd1

RGB

rgb(42, 77, 209)

HSL

hsl(227.4, 66.5%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.4, 79.9%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(79.9%, 63.2%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(38.55, 35.73, -71.28)

LCH

lch(38.55, 79.73, 296.62)

OKLCH

oklch(48.4%, 0.2067, 266.62)

HWB

hwb(227.4, 16.5%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1ae2a

Analogous

#2aa1d1

#2a4dd1

#5a2ad1

Triadic

#2a4dd1

#d12a4d

#4dd12a

Split-complementary

#2a4dd1

#d15a2a

#a1d12a

Tetradic

#2a4dd1

#ae2ad1

#d1ae2a

#4dd12a

Square

#2a4dd1

#d12aa1

#d1ae2a

#2ad15a

Shades

Color #2a4dd1 mixed toward black.

#2340ae

#1c338b

#152768

#0e1a46

#070d23

Tints

Color #2a4dd1 mixed toward white.

#4b69db

#6f87e2

#93a5e9

#b7c3f1

#dbe1f8

Tones

Color #2a4dd1 mixed toward gray.

#3855c3

#465db5

#5465a7

#626d99

#70758b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.08:1

White text reads better on this background (6.82:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3c3cbc · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#3a37b6 · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#2ca8a4 · ΔE 42.9

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 28.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a4dd1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a4dd1]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#2a4dd1 (#2a4dd1) is rgb(42, 77, 209) in RGB.

No, #2a4dd1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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