#2a7497

Color #2a7497

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.46 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-700 #007595 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2a7497

RGB

rgb(42, 116, 151)

HSL

hsl(199.3, 56.5%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.3, 72.2%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(72.2%, 23.2%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(45.93, -10.75, -25.55)

LCH

lch(45.93, 27.72, 247.18)

OKLCH

oklch(52.9%, 0.0901, 232.8)

HWB

hwb(199.3, 16.5%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#974d2a

Analogous

#2a9783

#2a7497

#2a3d97

Triadic

#2a7497

#972a74

#74972a

Split-complementary

#2a7497

#972a3d

#97832a

Tetradic

#2a7497

#4d2a97

#974d2a

#74972a

Square

#2a7497

#832a97

#974d2a

#3d972a

Shades

Color #2a7497 mixed toward black.

#23617e

#1c4d65

#153a4b

#0e2732

#071319

Tints

Color #2a7497 mixed toward white.

#3594c0

#5aabd1

#83c0dd

#acd5e8

#d6eaf4

Tones

Color #2a7497 mixed toward gray.

#33718e

#3c6d85

#456a7c

#4e6773

#576469

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.04:1

White text reads better on this background (5.19:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#545590 · ΔE 18.7

Deuteranopia

#504a8e · ΔE 21

Tritanopia

#318988 · ΔE 16.6

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 17.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a7497;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a7497]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2a7497 (#2a7497) is rgb(42, 116, 151) in RGB.

No, #2a7497 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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