#2a6def

Color #2a6def

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 6.02 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2a6def

RGB

rgb(42, 109, 239)

HSL

hsl(219.6, 86%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.6, 82.4%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(82.4%, 54.4%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(49.08, 26.47, -71.15)

LCH

lch(49.08, 75.91, 290.41)

OKLCH

oklch(57%, 0.2075, 261.83)

HWB

hwb(219.6, 16.5%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efac2a

Analogous

#2acfef

#2a6def

#4a2aef

Triadic

#2a6def

#ef2a6d

#6def2a

Split-complementary

#2a6def

#ef4a2a

#cfef2a

Tetradic

#2a6def

#ac2aef

#efac2a

#6def2a

Square

#2a6def

#ef2acf

#efac2a

#2aef4a

Shades

Color #2a6def mixed toward black.

#1055da

#0d44ae

#0a3383

#072257

#03112c

Tints

Color #2a6def mixed toward white.

#4e85f2

#719ef4

#95b6f7

#b8cefa

#dce7fc

Tones

Color #2a6def mixed toward gray.

#3a72df

#4b77ce

#5b7dbe

#6c82ad

#7c879d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.53:1

White text reads better on this background (4.63:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5050d9 · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#4c46d3 · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#30c5c0 · ΔE 40.7

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 28

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a6def;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a6def]

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

#2a6def (#2a6def) is rgb(42, 109, 239) in RGB.

No, #2a6def is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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