#2a77a3

Color #2a77a3

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 6.82 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-700 #007595 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#2a77a3

RGB

rgb(42, 119, 163)

HSL

hsl(201.8, 59%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.8, 74.2%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(74.2%, 27%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(47.4, -8.23, -30.31)

LCH

lch(47.4, 31.41, 254.81)

OKLCH

oklch(54.3%, 0.1008, 238.06)

HWB

hwb(201.8, 16.5%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3562a

Analogous

#2aa392

#2a77a3

#2a3ba3

Triadic

#2a77a3

#a32a77

#77a32a

Split-complementary

#2a77a3

#a32a3b

#a3922a

Tetradic

#2a77a3

#562aa3

#a3562a

#77a32a

Square

#2a77a3

#922aa3

#a3562a

#3ba32a

Shades

Color #2a77a3 mixed toward black.

#236388

#1c4f6d

#153c51

#0e2836

#07141b

Tints

Color #2a77a3 mixed toward white.

#3594cb

#5daad5

#86bfe0

#aed4ea

#d7eaf5

Tones

Color #2a77a3 mixed toward gray.

#347499

#3e728f

#486f85

#526c7b

#5c6971

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.27:1

White text reads better on this background (4.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#56579a · ΔE 18

Deuteranopia

#524c97 · ΔE 20.6

Tritanopia

#319290 · ΔE 20

Achromatopsia

#707070 · ΔE 18.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a77a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a77a3]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Frequently asked questions

#2a77a3 (#2a77a3) is rgb(42, 119, 163) in RGB.

No, #2a77a3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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