#2d85e7

Color #2d85e7

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 7.88 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2d85e7

RGB

rgb(45, 133, 231)

HSL

hsl(211.6, 79.5%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.6, 80.5%, 90.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(80.5%, 42.4%, 0%, 9.4%)

LAB

lab(55.17, 8.75, -56.84)

LCH

lch(55.17, 57.51, 278.75)

OKLCH

oklch(61.6%, 0.1691, 254.25)

HWB

hwb(211.6, 17.6%, 9.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e78f2d

Analogous

#2de2e7

#2d85e7

#322de7

Triadic

#2d85e7

#e72d85

#85e72d

Split-complementary

#2d85e7

#e7322d

#e2e72d

Tetradic

#2d85e7

#8f2de7

#e78f2d

#85e72d

Square

#2d85e7

#e72de2

#e78f2d

#2de732

Shades

Color #2d85e7 mixed toward black.

#186ece

#1358a5

#0e427c

#092c53

#051629

Tints

Color #2d85e7 mixed toward white.

#5099eb

#73aeef

#96c2f3

#b9d6f7

#dcebfb

Tones

Color #2d85e7 mixed toward gray.

#3c86d7

#4c87c8

#5b87b8

#6b88a9

#7a8999

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6061d5 · ΔE 16.3

Deuteranopia

#5b54d0 · ΔE 19.9

Tritanopia

#36c4c1 · ΔE 33

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 25.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2d85e7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2d85e7]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2d85e7 (#2d85e7) is rgb(45, 133, 231) in RGB.

No, #2d85e7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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