#2d79b3

Color #2d79b3

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 6.33 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2d79b3

RGB

rgb(45, 121, 179)

HSL

hsl(206, 59.8%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206, 74.9%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(74.9%, 32.4%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(48.87, -3.21, -37.32)

LCH

lch(48.87, 37.46, 265.08)

OKLCH

oklch(55.7%, 0.1165, 245.39)

HWB

hwb(206, 17.6%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3672d

Analogous

#2db3aa

#2d79b3

#2d36b3

Triadic

#2d79b3

#b32d79

#79b32d

Split-complementary

#2d79b3

#b32d36

#b3aa2d

Tetradic

#2d79b3

#672db3

#b3672d

#79b32d

Square

#2d79b3

#aa2db3

#b3672d

#36b32d

Shades

Color #2d79b3 mixed toward black.

#266595

#1e5177

#173c59

#0f283c

#08141e

Tints

Color #2d79b3 mixed toward white.

#4091cf

#67a7d9

#8dbde2

#b3d3ec

#d9e9f5

Tones

Color #2d79b3 mixed toward gray.

#3877a8

#43769d

#4e7491

#5a7386

#65717b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.5:1

White text reads better on this background (4.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5859a7 · ΔE 16.7

Deuteranopia

#544ea4 · ΔE 19.5

Tritanopia

#349d9b · ΔE 24.2

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 20.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2d79b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2d79b3]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Charcoal #36454f

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#2d79b3 (#2d79b3) is rgb(45, 121, 179) in RGB.

No, #2d79b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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