#2e5ea3

Color #2e5ea3

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 19.85 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2e5ea3

RGB

rgb(46, 94, 163)

HSL

hsl(215.4, 56%, 41%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.4, 71.8%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.8%, 42.3%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(39.96, 7.77, -42.05)

LCH

lch(39.96, 42.76, 280.47)

OKLCH

oklch(48.5%, 0.1229, 257.74)

HWB

hwb(215.4, 18%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3732e

Analogous

#2e99a3

#2e5ea3

#392ea3

Triadic

#2e5ea3

#a32e5e

#5ea32e

Split-complementary

#2e5ea3

#a3392e

#99a32e

Tetradic

#2e5ea3

#732ea3

#a3732e

#5ea32e

Square

#2e5ea3

#a32e99

#a3732e

#2ea339

Shades

Color #2e5ea3 mixed toward black.

#264e88

#1f3f6d

#172f52

#0f1f36

#08101b

Tints

Color #2e5ea3 mixed toward white.

#3b75c8

#6391d3

#8aacde

#b1c8e9

#d8e3f4

Tones

Color #2e5ea3 mixed toward gray.

#386099

#426290

#4b6386

#55657c

#5f6772

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.25:1

White text reads better on this background (6.47:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#484896 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#454193 · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#328a88 · ΔE 28.6

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 21.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e5ea3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e5ea3]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#2e5ea3 (#2e5ea3) is rgb(46, 94, 163) in RGB.

No, #2e5ea3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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