#2b5eeb

Color #2b5eeb

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 13.58 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#2b5eeb

RGB

rgb(43, 94, 235)

HSL

hsl(224.1, 82.8%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224.1, 81.7%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(81.7%, 60%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(44.96, 34.57, -75.61)

LCH

lch(44.96, 83.14, 294.57)

OKLCH

oklch(53.8%, 0.2198, 264.65)

HWB

hwb(224.1, 16.9%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebb82b

Analogous

#2bbeeb

#2b5eeb

#582beb

Triadic

#2b5eeb

#eb2b5e

#5eeb2b

Split-complementary

#2b5eeb

#eb582b

#beeb2b

Tetradic

#2b5eeb

#b82beb

#ebb82b

#5eeb2b

Square

#2b5eeb

#eb2bbe

#ebb82b

#2beb58

Shades

Color #2b5eeb mixed toward black.

#1447d4

#1039a9

#0c2a7f

#081c55

#040e2a

Tints

Color #2b5eeb mixed toward white.

#4e79ee

#7294f2

#95aef5

#b8c9f8

#dce4fc

Tones

Color #2b5eeb mixed toward gray.

#3b65db

#4b6dcb

#5b74bb

#6b7cab

#7b839b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.9:1

White text reads better on this background (5.38:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4747d4 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#4440ce · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#2fbfba · ΔE 43.2

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 29

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b5eeb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b5eeb]

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

#2b5eeb (#2b5eeb) is rgb(43, 94, 235) in RGB.

No, #2b5eeb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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