#2b6ad7

Color #2b6ad7

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 7.85 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2b6ad7

RGB

rgb(43, 106, 215)

HSL

hsl(218, 68.3%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218, 80%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(80%, 50.7%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(46.61, 19.42, -61.6)

LCH

lch(46.61, 64.59, 287.5)

OKLCH

oklch(54.6%, 0.1798, 260.59)

HWB

hwb(218, 16.9%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7982b

Analogous

#2bc0d7

#2b6ad7

#422bd7

Triadic

#2b6ad7

#d72b6a

#6ad72b

Split-complementary

#2b6ad7

#d7422b

#c0d72b

Tetradic

#2b6ad7

#982bd7

#d7982b

#6ad72b

Square

#2b6ad7

#d72bc0

#d7982b

#2bd742

Shades

Color #2b6ad7 mixed toward black.

#2258b5

#1b4691

#14356d

#0e2348

#071224

Tints

Color #2b6ad7 mixed toward white.

#4e83de

#729ce4

#95b5eb

#b8cdf2

#dce6f8

Tones

Color #2b6ad7 mixed toward gray.

#396ec9

#4872ba

#5676ac

#64799e

#737d8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.15:1

White text reads better on this background (5.07:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4e4fc4 · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#4a45bf · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#31b2ae · ΔE 37.2

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 26.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b6ad7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b6ad7]

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

#2b6ad7 (#2b6ad7) is rgb(43, 106, 215) in RGB.

No, #2b6ad7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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