#2e74f2

Color #2e74f2

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 5.96 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2e74f2

RGB

rgb(46, 116, 242)

HSL

hsl(218.6, 88.3%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.6, 81%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(81%, 52.1%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(51.24, 23.5, -69.3)

LCH

lch(51.24, 73.18, 288.73)

OKLCH

oklch(58.8%, 0.2024, 261.07)

HWB

hwb(218.6, 18%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f2ac2e

Analogous

#2ed6f2

#2e74f2

#4a2ef2

Triadic

#2e74f2

#f22e74

#74f22e

Split-complementary

#2e74f2

#f24a2e

#d6f22e

Tetradic

#2e74f2

#ac2ef2

#f2ac2e

#74f22e

Square

#2e74f2

#f22ed6

#f2ac2e

#2ef24a

Shades

Color #2e74f2 mixed toward black.

#0e5ae2

#0b48b5

#083688

#06245a

#03122d

Tints

Color #2e74f2 mixed toward white.

#518bf4

#74a2f6

#97b9f9

#b9d1fb

#dce8fd

Tones

Color #2e74f2 mixed toward gray.

#3e79e2

#4f7dd1

#5f82c1

#6f87b1

#808ba0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5556dc · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#514cd6 · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#34c8c4 · ΔE 39.2

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 27.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e74f2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e74f2]

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

#2e74f2 (#2e74f2) is rgb(46, 116, 242) in RGB.

No, #2e74f2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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