#2a8fcc

Color #2a8fcc

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.99 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2a8fcc

RGB

rgb(42, 143, 204)

HSL

hsl(202.6, 65.9%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.6, 79.4%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(79.4%, 29.9%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(56.58, -7.38, -39.47)

LCH

lch(56.58, 40.15, 259.41)

OKLCH

oklch(62.2%, 0.1282, 240.68)

HWB

hwb(202.6, 16.5%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cc672a

Analogous

#2accb8

#2a8fcc

#2a3ecc

Triadic

#2a8fcc

#cc2a8f

#8fcc2a

Split-complementary

#2a8fcc

#cc2a3e

#ccb82a

Tetradic

#2a8fcc

#672acc

#cc672a

#8fcc2a

Square

#2a8fcc

#b82acc

#cc672a

#3ecc2a

Shades

Color #2a8fcc mixed toward black.

#2377aa

#1c5f88

#154766

#0e3044

#071822

Tints

Color #2a8fcc mixed toward white.

#48a3d9

#6db5e1

#91c8e8

#b6daf0

#daedf7

Tones

Color #2a8fcc mixed toward gray.

#378cbe

#4588b1

#5285a3

#608296

#6d7e88

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6667c0 · ΔE 20.5

Deuteranopia

#6058bc · ΔE 24.5

Tritanopia

#35b5b2 · ΔE 23.8

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 21.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a8fcc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a8fcc]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2a8fcc (#2a8fcc) is rgb(42, 143, 204) in RGB.

No, #2a8fcc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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