#2d7bbd

Color #2d7bbd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.05 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#2d7bbd

RGB

rgb(45, 123, 189)

HSL

hsl(207.5, 61.5%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.5, 76.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(76.2%, 34.9%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(49.97, -0.75, -41.34)

LCH

lch(49.97, 41.35, 268.96)

OKLCH

oklch(56.7%, 0.1268, 248.01)

HWB

hwb(207.5, 17.6%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bd6f2d

Analogous

#2dbdb7

#2d7bbd

#2d33bd

Triadic

#2d7bbd

#bd2d7b

#7bbd2d

Split-complementary

#2d7bbd

#bd2d33

#bdb72d

Tetradic

#2d7bbd

#6f2dbd

#bd6f2d

#7bbd2d

Square

#2d7bbd

#b72dbd

#bd6f2d

#33bd2d

Shades

Color #2d7bbd mixed toward black.

#26679e

#1e527e

#173e5f

#0f293f

#081520

Tints

Color #2d7bbd mixed toward white.

#4592d3

#6aa8dc

#90bee4

#b5d3ed

#dae9f6

Tones

Color #2d7bbd mixed toward gray.

#397ab1

#4579a5

#517899

#5d778d

#697681

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#595ab0 · ΔE 16.6

Deuteranopia

#554fad · ΔE 19.5

Tritanopia

#34a5a2 · ΔE 26.6

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 21.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2d7bbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2d7bbd]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#2d7bbd (#2d7bbd) is rgb(45, 123, 189) in RGB.

No, #2d7bbd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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