#2a6fa8

Color #2a6fa8

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.9 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2a6fa8

RGB

rgb(42, 111, 168)

HSL

hsl(207.1, 60%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.1, 75%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(75%, 33.9%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(45.2, -1.61, -36.7)

LCH

lch(45.2, 36.74, 267.49)

OKLCH

oklch(52.6%, 0.113, 247.2)

HWB

hwb(207.1, 16.5%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8632a

Analogous

#2aa8a2

#2a6fa8

#2a30a8

Triadic

#2a6fa8

#a82a6f

#6fa82a

Split-complementary

#2a6fa8

#a82a30

#a8a22a

Tetradic

#2a6fa8

#632aa8

#a8632a

#6fa82a

Square

#2a6fa8

#a22aa8

#a8632a

#30a82a

Shades

Color #2a6fa8 mixed toward black.

#235d8c

#1c4a70

#153854

#0e2538

#07131c

Tints

Color #2a6fa8 mixed toward white.

#3789cd

#5fa1d7

#87b8e1

#afd0eb

#d7e7f5

Tones

Color #2a6fa8 mixed toward gray.

#356e9e

#3f6d93

#4a6c89

#546b7e

#5f6a74

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.94:1

White text reads better on this background (5.33:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#51519d · ΔE 15.5

Deuteranopia

#4d479a · ΔE 18

Tritanopia

#309391 · ΔE 24.7

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 20.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a6fa8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a6fa8]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#2a6fa8 (#2a6fa8) is rgb(42, 111, 168) in RGB.

No, #2a6fa8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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