#2f5aa5

Color #2f5aa5

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 17.09 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2f5aa5

RGB

rgb(47, 90, 165)

HSL

hsl(218.1, 55.7%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.1, 71.5%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.5%, 45.5%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(38.95, 11.27, -44.86)

LCH

lch(38.95, 46.25, 284.1)

OKLCH

oklch(47.7%, 0.1301, 260.67)

HWB

hwb(218.1, 18.4%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a57a2f

Analogous

#2f95a5

#2f5aa5

#3f2fa5

Triadic

#2f5aa5

#a52f5a

#5aa52f

Split-complementary

#2f5aa5

#a53f2f

#95a52f

Tetradic

#2f5aa5

#7a2fa5

#a57a2f

#5aa52f

Square

#2f5aa5

#a52f95

#a57a2f

#2fa53f

Shades

Color #2f5aa5 mixed toward black.

#274b8a

#1f3c6e

#172d53

#101e37

#080f1c

Tints

Color #2f5aa5 mixed toward white.

#3e70c8

#648dd3

#8ba9de

#b2c6e9

#d8e2f4

Tones

Color #2f5aa5 mixed toward gray.

#395d9b

#435f91

#4d6288

#56657e

#606774

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.13:1

White text reads better on this background (6.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#464697 · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#434094 · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#328b88 · ΔE 30.6

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 22.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2f5aa5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2f5aa5]

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

#2f5aa5 (#2f5aa5) is rgb(47, 90, 165) in RGB.

No, #2f5aa5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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