#2e789f

Color #2e789f

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.7 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-700 #007595 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#2e789f

RGB

rgb(46, 120, 159)

HSL

hsl(200.7, 55.1%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.7, 71.1%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.1%, 24.5%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(47.64, -9.65, -27.58)

LCH

lch(47.64, 29.22, 250.72)

OKLCH

oklch(54.4%, 0.0943, 235.42)

HWB

hwb(200.7, 18%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f552e

Analogous

#2e9f8d

#2e789f

#2e409f

Triadic

#2e789f

#9f2e78

#789f2e

Split-complementary

#2e789f

#9f2e40

#9f8d2e

Tetradic

#2e789f

#552e9f

#9f552e

#789f2e

Square

#2e789f

#8d2e9f

#9f552e

#409f2e

Shades

Color #2e789f mixed toward black.

#266484

#1f506a

#173c4f

#0f2835

#08141a

Tints

Color #2e789f mixed toward white.

#3a96c6

#61abd1

#89c0dd

#b0d5e8

#d8eaf4

Tones

Color #2e789f mixed toward gray.

#377596

#41728c

#4a6f83

#546c79

#5d6970

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.3:1

White text reads better on this background (4.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#585897 · ΔE 18.5

Deuteranopia

#534e95 · ΔE 20.5

Tritanopia

#35908e · ΔE 18.3

Achromatopsia

#717171 · ΔE 18.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e789f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e789f]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2e789f (#2e789f) is rgb(46, 120, 159) in RGB.

No, #2e789f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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