#2b5cd5

Color #2b5cd5

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 5.51 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2b5cd5

RGB

rgb(43, 92, 213)

HSL

hsl(222.7, 66.9%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.7, 79.8%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(79.8%, 56.8%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(42.72, 27.67, -66.78)

LCH

lch(42.72, 72.29, 292.51)

OKLCH

oklch(51.6%, 0.1939, 264.05)

HWB

hwb(222.7, 16.9%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5a42b

Analogous

#2bb1d5

#2b5cd5

#4f2bd5

Triadic

#2b5cd5

#d52b5c

#5cd52b

Split-complementary

#2b5cd5

#d54f2b

#b1d52b

Tetradic

#2b5cd5

#a42bd5

#d5a42b

#5cd52b

Square

#2b5cd5

#d52bb1

#d5a42b

#2bd54f

Shades

Color #2b5cd5 mixed toward black.

#234cb2

#1c3d8e

#152e6b

#0e1f47

#070f24

Tints

Color #2b5cd5 mixed toward white.

#4e77dc

#7292e3

#95aeea

#b8c9f1

#dce4f8

Tones

Color #2b5cd5 mixed toward gray.

#3962c7

#4768b9

#566eaa

#64749c

#727a8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.59:1

White text reads better on this background (5.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4546c1 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#423fbb · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#2faeaa · ΔE 40.3

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 27.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b5cd5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b5cd5]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2b5cd5 (#2b5cd5) is rgb(43, 92, 213) in RGB.

No, #2b5cd5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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