#2a6ed6

Color #2a6ed6

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 11.47 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#2a6ed6

RGB

rgb(42, 110, 214)

HSL

hsl(216.3, 67.7%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.3, 80.4%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(80.4%, 48.6%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(47.62, 16.4, -59.41)

LCH

lch(47.62, 61.63, 285.43)

OKLCH

oklch(55.4%, 0.1741, 259.07)

HWB

hwb(216.3, 16.5%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6922a

Analogous

#2ac4d6

#2a6ed6

#3c2ad6

Triadic

#2a6ed6

#d62a6e

#6ed62a

Split-complementary

#2a6ed6

#d63c2a

#c4d62a

Tetradic

#2a6ed6

#922ad6

#d6922a

#6ed62a

Square

#2a6ed6

#d62ac4

#d6922a

#2ad63c

Shades

Color #2a6ed6 mixed toward black.

#225cb3

#1c498f

#15376b

#0e2548

#071224

Tints

Color #2a6ed6 mixed toward white.

#4e86dd

#719ee4

#95b6ea

#b8cff1

#dce7f8

Tones

Color #2a6ed6 mixed toward gray.

#3871c8

#4774b9

#5577ab

#637a9d

#727d8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.3:1

White text reads better on this background (4.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5051c3 · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#4c47be · ΔE 15

Tritanopia

#30b3af · ΔE 36.2

Achromatopsia

#717171 · ΔE 25.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a6ed6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a6ed6]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#2a6ed6 (#2a6ed6) is rgb(42, 110, 214) in RGB.

No, #2a6ed6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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