#2a70c4

Color #2a70c4

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 14.92 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2a70c4

RGB

rgb(42, 112, 196)

HSL

hsl(212.7, 64.7%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.7, 78.6%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(78.6%, 42.9%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(47.06, 8.29, -50.01)

LCH

lch(47.06, 50.69, 279.41)

OKLCH

oklch(54.6%, 0.1481, 255.21)

HWB

hwb(212.7, 16.5%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c47e2a

Analogous

#2abdc4

#2a70c4

#312ac4

Triadic

#2a70c4

#c42a70

#70c42a

Split-complementary

#2a70c4

#c4312a

#bdc42a

Tetradic

#2a70c4

#7e2ac4

#c47e2a

#70c42a

Square

#2a70c4

#c42abd

#c47e2a

#2ac431

Shades

Color #2a70c4 mixed toward black.

#235da3

#1c4b83

#153862

#0e2541

#071321

Tints

Color #2a70c4 mixed toward white.

#4487d7

#6a9fdf

#8fb7e7

#b4cfef

#dae7f7

Tones

Color #2a70c4 mixed toward gray.

#3771b7

#4472aa

#51749e

#5d7591

#6a7684

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.21:1

White text reads better on this background (4.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5152b4 · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#4e48b0 · ΔE 16.6

Tritanopia

#30a6a3 · ΔE 31.7

Achromatopsia

#707070 · ΔE 23.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a70c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a70c4]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2a70c4 (#2a70c4) is rgb(42, 112, 196) in RGB.

No, #2a70c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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