#2b6aee

Color #2b6aee

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 6.93 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2b6aee

RGB

rgb(43, 106, 238)

HSL

hsl(220.6, 85.2%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.6, 81.9%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(81.9%, 55.5%, 0%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(48.25, 28.08, -71.93)

LCH

lch(48.25, 77.22, 291.32)

OKLCH

oklch(56.4%, 0.2096, 262.54)

HWB

hwb(220.6, 16.9%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eeaf2b

Analogous

#2bccee

#2b6aee

#4d2bee

Triadic

#2b6aee

#ee2b6a

#6aee2b

Split-complementary

#2b6aee

#ee4d2b

#ccee2b

Tetradic

#2b6aee

#af2bee

#eeaf2b

#6aee2b

Square

#2b6aee

#ee2bcc

#eeaf2b

#2bee4d

Shades

Color #2b6aee mixed toward black.

#1152d9

#0e41ad

#0a3182

#072157

#03102b

Tints

Color #2b6aee mixed toward white.

#4e83f1

#729cf4

#95b5f7

#b8cdf9

#dce6fc

Tones

Color #2b6aee mixed toward gray.

#3b70de

#4b76ce

#5c7bbd

#6c81ad

#7c879d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.4:1

White text reads better on this background (4.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4e4fd7 · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#4a45d2 · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#31c3be · ΔE 41

Achromatopsia

#737373 · ΔE 28.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #2b6aee;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b6aee]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2b6aee (#2b6aee) is rgb(43, 106, 238) in RGB.

No, #2b6aee is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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