#2c5a9b

Color #2c5a9b

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 19.7 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#2c5a9b

RGB

rgb(44, 90, 155)

HSL

hsl(215.1, 55.8%, 39%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.1, 71.6%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.6%, 41.9%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(38.22, 7.02, -40.06)

LCH

lch(38.22, 40.67, 279.94)

OKLCH

oklch(46.9%, 0.1171, 257.47)

HWB

hwb(215.1, 17.3%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b6d2c

Analogous

#2c929b

#2c5a9b

#352c9b

Triadic

#2c5a9b

#9b2c5a

#5a9b2c

Split-complementary

#2c5a9b

#9b352c

#929b2c

Tetradic

#2c5a9b

#6d2c9b

#9b6d2c

#5a9b2c

Square

#2c5a9b

#9b2c92

#9b6d2c

#2c9b35

Shades

Color #2c5a9b mixed toward black.

#254b81

#1d3c67

#162d4d

#0f1e34

#070f1a

Tints

Color #2c5a9b mixed toward white.

#3771c3

#5d8dd1

#86aadd

#aec6e8

#d7e3f4

Tones

Color #2c5a9b mixed toward gray.

#355c92

#3e5d88

#485f7f

#516076

#5a626d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.04:1

White text reads better on this background (6.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#44458f · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#423e8b · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#308481 · ΔE 28

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 21.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2c5a9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c5a9b]

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

#2c5a9b (#2c5a9b) is rgb(44, 90, 155) in RGB.

No, #2c5a9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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