#2e7bbc

Color #2e7bbc

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 9.49 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#2e7bbc

RGB

rgb(46, 123, 188)

HSL

hsl(207.5, 60.7%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.5, 75.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.5%, 34.6%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(49.95, -0.99, -40.8)

LCH

lch(49.95, 40.81, 268.61)

OKLCH

oklch(56.7%, 0.1252, 247.86)

HWB

hwb(207.5, 18%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc6f2e

Analogous

#2ebcb6

#2e7bbc

#2e34bc

Triadic

#2e7bbc

#bc2e7b

#7bbc2e

Split-complementary

#2e7bbc

#bc2e34

#bcb62e

Tetradic

#2e7bbc

#6f2ebc

#bc6f2e

#7bbc2e

Square

#2e7bbc

#b62ebc

#bc6f2e

#34bc2e

Shades

Color #2e7bbc mixed toward black.

#26669d

#1f527d

#173d5e

#0f293f

#08141f

Tints

Color #2e7bbc mixed toward white.

#4692d2

#6ba8db

#90bee4

#b5d3ed

#dae9f6

Tones

Color #2e7bbc mixed toward gray.

#3a7ab0

#4679a4

#527899

#5d778d

#697681

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5aaf · ΔE 16.7

Deuteranopia

#554fac · ΔE 19.5

Tritanopia

#35a4a1 · ΔE 26.3

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 21.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e7bbc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e7bbc]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#2e7bbc (#2e7bbc) is rgb(46, 123, 188) in RGB.

No, #2e7bbc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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