#2a78f1

Color #2a78f1

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 7.65 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2a78f1

RGB

rgb(42, 120, 241)

HSL

hsl(216.5, 87.7%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.5, 82.6%, 94.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(82.6%, 50.2%, 0%, 5.5%)

LAB

lab(52.14, 20.28, -67.29)

LCH

lch(52.14, 70.28, 286.77)

OKLCH

oklch(59.4%, 0.1973, 259.4)

HWB

hwb(216.5, 16.5%, 5.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f1a32a

Analogous

#2adbf1

#2a78f1

#402af1

Triadic

#2a78f1

#f12a78

#78f12a

Split-complementary

#2a78f1

#f1402a

#dbf12a

Tetradic

#2a78f1

#a32af1

#f1a32a

#78f12a

Square

#2a78f1

#f12adb

#f1a32a

#2af140

Shades

Color #2a78f1 mixed toward black.

#0f60dd

#0c4cb1

#093985

#062659

#03132c

Tints

Color #2a78f1 mixed toward white.

#4e8ef3

#71a5f6

#95bbf8

#b8d2fa

#dce8fd

Tones

Color #2a78f1 mixed toward gray.

#3b7ce0

#4b7fd0

#5c83bf

#6c86af

#7d8a9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.06:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5757dc · ΔE 13.4

Deuteranopia

#524cd6 · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#32c8c4 · ΔE 38.2

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 27.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a78f1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a78f1]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#2a78f1 (#2a78f1) is rgb(42, 120, 241) in RGB.

No, #2a78f1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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