#2e55ff

Color #2e55ff

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee · ΔE 24.04 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2e55ff

RGB

rgb(46, 85, 255)

HSL

hsl(228.8, 100%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.8, 82%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(82%, 66.7%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(44.65, 47.5, -87.31)

LCH

lch(44.65, 99.39, 298.55)

OKLCH

oklch(54.2%, 0.2534, 266.67)

HWB

hwb(228.8, 18%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ffd82e

Analogous

#2ebdff

#2e55ff

#6f2eff

Triadic

#2e55ff

#ff2e55

#55ff2e

Split-complementary

#2e55ff

#ff6f2e

#bdff2e

Tetradic

#2e55ff

#d82eff

#ffd82e

#55ff2e

Square

#2e55ff

#ff2ebd

#ffd82e

#2eff6f

Shades

Color #2e55ff mixed toward black.

#002ffb

#0025c9

#001c96

#001364

#000932

Tints

Color #2e55ff mixed toward white.

#5171ff

#748eff

#96aaff

#b9c6ff

#dce3ff

Tones

Color #2e55ff mixed toward gray.

#3f60ee

#516bdc

#6276cb

#7481b9

#858ca8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.86:1

White text reads better on this background (5.44:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4243e5 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#403dde · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#31ccc7 · ΔE 47

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 30.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2e55ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e55ff]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#2e55ff (#2e55ff) is rgb(46, 85, 255) in RGB.

No, #2e55ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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