#2a56ab

Color #2a56ab

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 15.01 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#2a56ab

RGB

rgb(42, 86, 171)

HSL

hsl(219.5, 60.6%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.5, 75.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.4%, 49.7%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(38, 15.48, -49.97)

LCH

lch(38, 52.31, 287.21)

OKLCH

oklch(47.1%, 0.145, 261.91)

HWB

hwb(219.5, 16.5%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ab7f2a

Analogous

#2a97ab

#2a56ab

#3e2aab

Triadic

#2a56ab

#ab2a56

#56ab2a

Split-complementary

#2a56ab

#ab3e2a

#97ab2a

Tetradic

#2a56ab

#7f2aab

#ab7f2a

#56ab2a

Square

#2a56ab

#ab2a97

#ab7f2a

#2aab3e

Shades

Color #2a56ab mixed toward black.

#23488f

#1c3972

#152b56

#0e1d39

#070e1d

Tints

Color #2a56ab mixed toward white.

#386cce

#6089d8

#88a7e2

#b0c4ec

#d7e2f5

Tones

Color #2a56ab mixed toward gray.

#355aa0

#405d96

#4a608b

#556480

#606775

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.02:1

White text reads better on this background (6.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#41429c · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#3f3b98 · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#2d8e8b · ΔE 33.1

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 24.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a56ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a56ab]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2a56ab (#2a56ab) is rgb(42, 86, 171) in RGB.

No, #2a56ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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