#2b5fa6

Color #2b5fa6

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 20.29 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2b5fa6

RGB

rgb(43, 95, 166)

HSL

hsl(214.6, 58.9%, 41%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.6, 74.1%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(74.1%, 42.8%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(40.33, 7.82, -43.26)

LCH

lch(40.33, 43.96, 280.25)

OKLCH

oklch(48.8%, 0.1269, 257.03)

HWB

hwb(214.6, 16.9%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6722b

Analogous

#2b9da6

#2b5fa6

#342ba6

Triadic

#2b5fa6

#a62b5f

#5fa62b

Split-complementary

#2b5fa6

#a6342b

#9da62b

Tetradic

#2b5fa6

#722ba6

#a6722b

#5fa62b

Square

#2b5fa6

#a62b9d

#a6722b

#2ba634

Shades

Color #2b5fa6 mixed toward black.

#244f8a

#1d3f6f

#153053

#0e2037

#07101c

Tints

Color #2b5fa6 mixed toward white.

#3876cb

#6092d6

#87ade0

#afc8ea

#d7e4f5

Tones

Color #2b5fa6 mixed toward gray.

#35619c

#3f6292

#4a6487

#54657d

#5e6773

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.29:1

White text reads better on this background (6.38:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#474899 · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#444095 · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#2f8d8a · ΔE 29.5

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 22.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b5fa6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b5fa6]

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

#2b5fa6 (#2b5fa6) is rgb(43, 95, 166) in RGB.

No, #2b5fa6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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