#2c5ca0

Color #2c5ca0

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 20.1 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#2c5ca0

RGB

rgb(44, 92, 160)

HSL

hsl(215.2, 56.9%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.2, 72.5%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(72.5%, 42.5%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(39.12, 7.62, -41.62)

LCH

lch(39.12, 42.31, 280.38)

OKLCH

oklch(47.7%, 0.1218, 257.53)

HWB

hwb(215.2, 17.3%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0702c

Analogous

#2c96a0

#2c5ca0

#362ca0

Triadic

#2c5ca0

#a02c5c

#5ca02c

Split-complementary

#2c5ca0

#a0362c

#96a02c

Tetradic

#2c5ca0

#702ca0

#a0702c

#5ca02c

Square

#2c5ca0

#a02c96

#a0702c

#2ca036

Shades

Color #2c5ca0 mixed toward black.

#254d85

#1d3d6b

#162e50

#0f1f35

#070f1b

Tints

Color #2c5ca0 mixed toward white.

#3773c8

#5f8fd3

#87abde

#afc7e9

#d7e3f4

Tones

Color #2c5ca0 mixed toward gray.

#365e96

#3f5f8d

#496183

#536379

#5c6470

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.15:1

White text reads better on this background (6.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#464693 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#433f90 · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#308885 · ΔE 28.8

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 21.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2c5ca0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c5ca0]

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

#2c5ca0 (#2c5ca0) is rgb(44, 92, 160) in RGB.

No, #2c5ca0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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