#2a7bee

Color #2a7bee

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 9.95 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2a7bee

RGB

rgb(42, 123, 238)

HSL

hsl(215.2, 85.2%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.2, 82.4%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(82.4%, 48.3%, 0%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(52.76, 17.28, -64.63)

LCH

lch(52.76, 66.9, 284.97)

OKLCH

oklch(59.8%, 0.19, 258.25)

HWB

hwb(215.2, 16.5%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ee9d2a

Analogous

#2addee

#2a7bee

#3b2aee

Triadic

#2a7bee

#ee2a7b

#7bee2a

Split-complementary

#2a7bee

#ee3b2a

#ddee2a

Tetradic

#2a7bee

#9d2aee

#ee9d2a

#7bee2a

Square

#2a7bee

#ee2add

#ee9d2a

#2aee3b

Shades

Color #2a7bee mixed toward black.

#1163d8

#0e50ad

#0a3c82

#072856

#03142b

Tints

Color #2a7bee mixed toward white.

#4e91f1

#71a7f4

#95bdf6

#b8d3f9

#dce9fc

Tones

Color #2a7bee mixed toward gray.

#3a7ede

#4b81cd

#5b84bd

#6b86ad

#7c899c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.17:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5959d9 · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#544ed4 · ΔE 17.2

Tritanopia

#32c7c3 · ΔE 37.1

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 26.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a7bee;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a7bee]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#2a7bee (#2a7bee) is rgb(42, 123, 238) in RGB.

No, #2a7bee is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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