#2e5cbd

Color #2e5cbd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 13.9 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2e5cbd

RGB

rgb(46, 92, 189)

HSL

hsl(220.7, 60.9%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.7, 75.7%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.7%, 51.3%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(41.07, 18.92, -55.58)

LCH

lch(41.07, 58.71, 288.8)

OKLCH

oklch(49.9%, 0.1611, 262.87)

HWB

hwb(220.7, 18%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bd8f2e

Analogous

#2ea4bd

#2e5cbd

#472ebd

Triadic

#2e5cbd

#bd2e5c

#5cbd2e

Split-complementary

#2e5cbd

#bd472e

#a4bd2e

Tetradic

#2e5cbd

#8f2ebd

#bd8f2e

#5cbd2e

Square

#2e5cbd

#bd2ea4

#bd8f2e

#2ebd47

Shades

Color #2e5cbd mixed toward black.

#264d9e

#1f3d7e

#172e5f

#0f1f3f

#080f20

Tints

Color #2e5cbd mixed toward white.

#4774d2

#6c8fdb

#90abe4

#b5c7ed

#dae3f6

Tones

Color #2e5cbd mixed toward gray.

#3a60b1

#4665a5

#526999

#5e6d8d

#6a7181

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.38:1

White text reads better on this background (6.21:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4647ac · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#4440a7 · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#329d99 · ΔE 36.1

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 25.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e5cbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e5cbd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2e5cbd (#2e5cbd) is rgb(46, 92, 189) in RGB.

No, #2e5cbd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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