#2c5cd1

Color #2c5cd1

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 5.39 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2c5cd1

RGB

rgb(44, 92, 209)

HSL

hsl(222.5, 65.2%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.5, 78.9%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(78.9%, 56%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(42.45, 26.26, -64.92)

LCH

lch(42.45, 70.03, 292.02)

OKLCH

oklch(51.3%, 0.1884, 264)

HWB

hwb(222.5, 17.3%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1a12c

Analogous

#2cafd1

#2c5cd1

#4e2cd1

Triadic

#2c5cd1

#d12c5c

#5cd12c

Split-complementary

#2c5cd1

#d14e2c

#afd12c

Tetradic

#2c5cd1

#a12cd1

#d1a12c

#5cd12c

Square

#2c5cd1

#d12caf

#d1a12c

#2cd14e

Shades

Color #2c5cd1 mixed toward black.

#254dae

#1d3d8b

#162e68

#0f1f46

#070f23

Tints

Color #2c5cd1 mixed toward white.

#4e77da

#7192e1

#95ade9

#b8c9f0

#dce4f8

Tones

Color #2c5cd1 mixed toward gray.

#3a62c3

#4868b5

#556da8

#63739a

#71798c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.56:1

White text reads better on this background (5.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4646bd · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#433fb8 · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#30aba7 · ΔE 39.7

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 27.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2c5cd1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c5cd1]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2c5cd1 (#2c5cd1) is rgb(44, 92, 209) in RGB.

No, #2c5cd1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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