#2b5eb9

Color #2b5eb9

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 17.47 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2b5eb9

RGB

rgb(43, 94, 185)

HSL

hsl(218.5, 62.3%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.5, 76.8%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(76.8%, 49.2%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(41.25, 15.74, -52.96)

LCH

lch(41.25, 55.25, 286.55)

OKLCH

oklch(49.9%, 0.1541, 260.93)

HWB

hwb(218.5, 16.9%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9862b

Analogous

#2ba5b9

#2b5eb9

#3f2bb9

Triadic

#2b5eb9

#b92b5e

#5eb92b

Split-complementary

#2b5eb9

#b93f2b

#a5b92b

Tetradic

#2b5eb9

#862bb9

#b9862b

#5eb92b

Square

#2b5eb9

#b92ba5

#b9862b

#2bb93f

Shades

Color #2b5eb9 mixed toward black.

#244e9a

#1d3f7b

#152f5c

#0e1f3e

#07101f

Tints

Color #2b5eb9 mixed toward white.

#4075d3

#6690dc

#8dace4

#b3c8ed

#d9e3f6

Tones

Color #2b5eb9 mixed toward gray.

#3761ad

#4365a1

#4e6895

#5a6b8a

#666f7e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.4:1

White text reads better on this background (6.17:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4747a9 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#4440a4 · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#2f9a97 · ΔE 34.4

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 24.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b5eb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b5eb9]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2b5eb9 (#2b5eb9) is rgb(43, 94, 185) in RGB.

No, #2b5eb9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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