#2a74a8

Color #2a74a8

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 6.15 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2a74a8

RGB

rgb(42, 116, 168)

HSL

hsl(204.8, 60%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.8, 75%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(75%, 31%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(46.72, -4.64, -34.3)

LCH

lch(46.72, 34.61, 262.3)

OKLCH

oklch(53.8%, 0.1086, 243.36)

HWB

hwb(204.8, 16.5%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a85e2a

Analogous

#2aa89d

#2a74a8

#2a35a8

Triadic

#2a74a8

#a82a74

#74a82a

Split-complementary

#2a74a8

#a82a35

#a89d2a

Tetradic

#2a74a8

#5e2aa8

#a85e2a

#74a82a

Square

#2a74a8

#9d2aa8

#a85e2a

#35a82a

Shades

Color #2a74a8 mixed toward black.

#23618c

#1c4d70

#153a54

#0e2738

#07131c

Tints

Color #2a74a8 mixed toward white.

#378fcd

#5fa5d7

#87bce1

#afd2eb

#d7e9f5

Tones

Color #2a74a8 mixed toward gray.

#35729e

#3f7093

#4a6f89

#546d7e

#5f6b74

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.16:1

White text reads better on this background (5.05:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#54559d · ΔE 16.6

Deuteranopia

#504a9b · ΔE 19.3

Tritanopia

#319492 · ΔE 22.7

Achromatopsia

#6f6f6f · ΔE 19.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a74a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a74a8]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#2a74a8 (#2a74a8) is rgb(42, 116, 168) in RGB.

No, #2a74a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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