#2e4ed9

Color #2e4ed9

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee · ΔE 15.48 Nearest Tailwind class blue-700 #1447e6 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2e4ed9

RGB

rgb(46, 78, 217)

HSL

hsl(228.8, 69.2%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.8, 78.8%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(78.8%, 64.1%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(39.64, 38.35, -74.09)

LCH

lch(39.64, 83.43, 297.37)

OKLCH

oklch(49.5%, 0.2147, 267.38)

HWB

hwb(228.8, 18%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9b92e

Analogous

#2ea3d9

#2e4ed9

#642ed9

Triadic

#2e4ed9

#d92e4e

#4ed92e

Split-complementary

#2e4ed9

#d9642e

#a3d92e

Tetradic

#2e4ed9

#b92ed9

#d9b92e

#4ed92e

Square

#2e4ed9

#d92ea3

#d9b92e

#2ed964

Shades

Color #2e4ed9 mixed toward black.

#223eba

#1b3294

#14256f

#0e194a

#070c25

Tints

Color #2e4ed9 mixed toward white.

#516cdf

#7489e6

#97a7ec

#b9c4f2

#dce2f9

Tones

Color #2e4ed9 mixed toward gray.

#3c57cb

#4b60bd

#5969ae

#6772a0

#757b92

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.21:1

White text reads better on this background (6.55:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3e3ec3 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#3c3abd · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#30afaa · ΔE 44.2

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 29

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e4ed9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e4ed9]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#2e4ed9 (#2e4ed9) is rgb(46, 78, 217) in RGB.

No, #2e4ed9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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