#2a5cd5

Color #2a5cd5

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 5.53 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#2a5cd5

RGB

rgb(42, 92, 213)

HSL

hsl(222.5, 67.1%, 50%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.5, 80.3%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(80.3%, 56.8%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(42.69, 27.58, -66.83)

LCH

lch(42.69, 72.3, 292.43)

OKLCH

oklch(51.6%, 0.1942, 263.85)

HWB

hwb(222.5, 16.5%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5a32a

Analogous

#2ab1d5

#2a5cd5

#4e2ad5

Triadic

#2a5cd5

#d52a5c

#5cd52a

Split-complementary

#2a5cd5

#d54e2a

#b1d52a

Tetradic

#2a5cd5

#a32ad5

#d5a32a

#5cd52a

Square

#2a5cd5

#d52ab1

#d5a32a

#2ad54e

Shades

Color #2a5cd5 mixed toward black.

#234db2

#1c3d8e

#152e6b

#0e1f47

#070f24

Tints

Color #2a5cd5 mixed toward white.

#4d77dc

#7192e3

#94adea

#b8c9f1

#dbe4f8

Tones

Color #2a5cd5 mixed toward gray.

#3862c7

#4668b9

#556eaa

#63749c

#717a8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.59:1

White text reads better on this background (5.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4545c1 · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#423ebb · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#2eaeaa · ΔE 40.4

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 27.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a5cd5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a5cd5]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2a5cd5 (#2a5cd5) is rgb(42, 92, 213) in RGB.

No, #2a5cd5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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