#2a7bd6

Color #2a7bd6

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 11.51 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2a7bd6

RGB

rgb(42, 123, 214)

HSL

hsl(211.7, 67.7%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.7, 80.4%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(80.4%, 42.5%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(51.28, 8.24, -53.53)

LCH

lch(51.28, 54.16, 278.75)

OKLCH

oklch(58.2%, 0.1592, 254.33)

HWB

hwb(211.7, 16.5%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6852a

Analogous

#2ad1d6

#2a7bd6

#2f2ad6

Triadic

#2a7bd6

#d62a7b

#7bd62a

Split-complementary

#2a7bd6

#d62f2a

#d1d62a

Tetradic

#2a7bd6

#852ad6

#d6852a

#7bd62a

Square

#2a7bd6

#d62ad1

#d6852a

#2ad62f

Shades

Color #2a7bd6 mixed toward black.

#2267b3

#1c528f

#153e6b

#0e2948

#071524

Tints

Color #2a7bd6 mixed toward white.

#4e91dd

#71a7e4

#95bdea

#b8d3f1

#dce9f8

Tones

Color #2a7bd6 mixed toward gray.

#387cc8

#477db9

#557eab

#637e9d

#727f8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5959c5 · ΔE 15.6

Deuteranopia

#544ec0 · ΔE 18.5

Tritanopia

#32b6b2 · ΔE 32.6

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 24.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a7bd6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a7bd6]

Related colors

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Frequently asked questions

#2a7bd6 (#2a7bd6) is rgb(42, 123, 214) in RGB.

No, #2a7bd6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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