#2a56a8

Color #2a56a8

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 15.08 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2a56a8

RGB

rgb(42, 86, 168)

HSL

hsl(219, 60%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219, 75%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(75%, 48.8%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(37.8, 14.33, -48.51)

LCH

lch(37.8, 50.58, 286.46)

OKLCH

oklch(46.9%, 0.1408, 261.51)

HWB

hwb(219, 16.5%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a87c2a

Analogous

#2a95a8

#2a56a8

#3d2aa8

Triadic

#2a56a8

#a82a56

#56a82a

Split-complementary

#2a56a8

#a83d2a

#95a82a

Tetradic

#2a56a8

#7c2aa8

#a87c2a

#56a82a

Square

#2a56a8

#a82a95

#a87c2a

#2aa83d

Shades

Color #2a56a8 mixed toward black.

#23488c

#1c3970

#152b54

#0e1d38

#070e1c

Tints

Color #2a56a8 mixed toward white.

#376ccd

#5f89d7

#87a7e1

#afc4eb

#d7e2f5

Tones

Color #2a56a8 mixed toward gray.

#35599e

#3f5c93

#4a6089

#54637e

#5f6674

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.99:1

White text reads better on this background (7.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#414299 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#3f3b95 · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#2d8c89 · ΔE 32.4

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 23.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a56a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a56a8]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2a56a8 (#2a56a8) is rgb(42, 86, 168) in RGB.

No, #2a56a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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