#2c79ae

Color #2c79ae

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 4.83 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#2c79ae

RGB

rgb(44, 121, 174)

HSL

hsl(204.5, 59.6%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.5, 74.7%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(74.7%, 30.5%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(48.59, -5.16, -34.86)

LCH

lch(48.59, 35.24, 261.58)

OKLCH

oklch(55.4%, 0.1109, 242.86)

HWB

hwb(204.5, 17.3%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ae612c

Analogous

#2caea2

#2c79ae

#2c38ae

Triadic

#2c79ae

#ae2c79

#79ae2c

Split-complementary

#2c79ae

#ae2c38

#aea22c

Tetradic

#2c79ae

#612cae

#ae612c

#79ae2c

Square

#2c79ae

#a22cae

#ae612c

#38ae2c

Shades

Color #2c79ae mixed toward black.

#256591

#1d5174

#163c57

#0f283a

#07141d

Tints

Color #2c79ae mixed toward white.

#3d93ce

#64a8d8

#8abee1

#b1d4eb

#d8e9f5

Tones

Color #2c79ae mixed toward gray.

#3777a3

#427598

#4c738d

#577183

#626f78

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.45:1

White text reads better on this background (4.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5858a3 · ΔE 17.5

Deuteranopia

#534da0 · ΔE 20.1

Tritanopia

#339a98 · ΔE 22.8

Achromatopsia

#737373 · ΔE 19.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2c79ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c79ae]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#2c79ae (#2c79ae) is rgb(44, 121, 174) in RGB.

No, #2c79ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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