#2e5aae

Color #2e5aae

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 16.13 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2e5aae

RGB

rgb(46, 90, 174)

HSL

hsl(219.4, 58.2%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.4, 73.6%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(73.6%, 48.3%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(39.49, 14.53, -49.33)

LCH

lch(39.49, 51.43, 286.41)

OKLCH

oklch(48.3%, 0.1431, 261.8)

HWB

hwb(219.4, 18%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ae822e

Analogous

#2e9aae

#2e5aae

#422eae

Triadic

#2e5aae

#ae2e5a

#5aae2e

Split-complementary

#2e5aae

#ae422e

#9aae2e

Tetradic

#2e5aae

#822eae

#ae822e

#5aae2e

Square

#2e5aae

#ae2e9a

#ae822e

#2eae42

Shades

Color #2e5aae mixed toward black.

#264b91

#1f3c74

#172d57

#0f1e3a

#080f1d

Tints

Color #2e5aae mixed toward white.

#4070cc

#668dd7

#8ca9e1

#b2c6eb

#d9e2f5

Tones

Color #2e5aae mixed toward gray.

#395da3

#436199

#4e648e

#596783

#636b79

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.19:1

White text reads better on this background (6.58:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#45469f · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#433f9b · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#31918e · ΔE 32.8

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 24

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e5aae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e5aae]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2e5aae (#2e5aae) is rgb(46, 90, 174) in RGB.

No, #2e5aae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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