#2a5ab3

Color #2a5ab3

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 16.7 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#2a5ab3

RGB

rgb(42, 90, 179)

HSL

hsl(219, 62%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219, 76.5%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(76.5%, 49.7%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(39.68, 15.93, -51.98)

LCH

lch(39.68, 54.37, 287.04)

OKLCH

oklch(48.5%, 0.1511, 261.4)

HWB

hwb(219, 16.5%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3832a

Analogous

#2a9eb3

#2a5ab3

#3e2ab3

Triadic

#2a5ab3

#b32a5a

#5ab32a

Split-complementary

#2a5ab3

#b33e2a

#9eb32a

Tetradic

#2a5ab3

#832ab3

#b3832a

#5ab32a

Square

#2a5ab3

#b32a9e

#b3832a

#2ab33e

Shades

Color #2a5ab3 mixed toward black.

#234b95

#1c3c77

#152d59

#0e1e3c

#070f1e

Tints

Color #2a5ab3 mixed toward white.

#3c70d1

#638dda

#8aa9e4

#b1c6ed

#d8e2f6

Tones

Color #2a5ab3 mixed toward gray.

#355da7

#41619c

#4c6491

#586885

#636b7a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.21:1

White text reads better on this background (6.54:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4444a3 · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#413d9f · ΔE 11.4

Tritanopia

#2e9591 · ΔE 34.3

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 24.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a5ab3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a5ab3]

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

#2a5ab3 (#2a5ab3) is rgb(42, 90, 179) in RGB.

No, #2a5ab3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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