#2e7aa1

Color #2e7aa1

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.59 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-700 #007595 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#2e7aa1

RGB

rgb(46, 122, 161)

HSL

hsl(200.3, 55.6%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.3, 71.4%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.4%, 24.2%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(48.35, -10.1, -27.66)

LCH

lch(48.35, 29.45, 249.94)

OKLCH

oklch(55%, 0.0952, 234.79)

HWB

hwb(200.3, 18%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1552e

Analogous

#2ea18e

#2e7aa1

#2e41a1

Triadic

#2e7aa1

#a12e7a

#7aa12e

Split-complementary

#2e7aa1

#a12e41

#a18e2e

Tetradic

#2e7aa1

#552ea1

#a1552e

#7aa12e

Square

#2e7aa1

#8e2ea1

#a1552e

#41a12e

Shades

Color #2e7aa1 mixed toward black.

#266686

#1f516b

#173d51

#0f2936

#08141b

Tints

Color #2e7aa1 mixed toward white.

#3b97c7

#62acd2

#89c1dd

#b0d6e9

#d8eaf4

Tones

Color #2e7aa1 mixed toward gray.

#387797

#41748e

#4b7184

#546e7b

#5e6b71

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.41:1

White text reads better on this background (4.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#595a99 · ΔE 18.6

Deuteranopia

#554f97 · ΔE 21.1

Tritanopia

#359290 · ΔE 18.2

Achromatopsia

#737373 · ΔE 18.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #2e7aa1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e7aa1]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2e7aa1 (#2e7aa1) is rgb(46, 122, 161) in RGB.

No, #2e7aa1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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