#2c59a6

Color #2c59a6

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 16.65 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2c59a6

RGB

rgb(44, 89, 166)

HSL

hsl(217.9, 58.1%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.9, 73.5%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(73.5%, 46.4%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(38.61, 11.86, -46.01)

LCH

lch(38.61, 47.51, 284.45)

OKLCH

oklch(47.4%, 0.1338, 260.4)

HWB

hwb(217.9, 17.3%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6792c

Analogous

#2c96a6

#2c59a6

#3c2ca6

Triadic

#2c59a6

#a62c59

#59a62c

Split-complementary

#2c59a6

#a63c2c

#96a62c

Tetradic

#2c59a6

#792ca6

#a6792c

#59a62c

Square

#2c59a6

#a62c96

#a6792c

#2ca63c

Shades

Color #2c59a6 mixed toward black.

#254a8a

#1d3b6f

#162c53

#0f1e37

#070f1c

Tints

Color #2c59a6 mixed toward white.

#396fcb

#618cd5

#88a9e0

#b0c5ea

#d7e2f5

Tones

Color #2c59a6 mixed toward gray.

#365c9c

#405e92

#4b6188

#55647d

#5f6673

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.09:1

White text reads better on this background (6.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#444498 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#413e94 · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#2f8b88 · ΔE 31.1

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 23.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2c59a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c59a6]

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

#2c59a6 (#2c59a6) is rgb(44, 89, 166) in RGB.

No, #2c59a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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