#2f5fa2

Color #2f5fa2

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 18.66 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2f5fa2

RGB

rgb(47, 95, 162)

HSL

hsl(215, 55%, 41%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215, 71%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(71%, 41.4%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(40.24, 6.9, -41.02)

LCH

lch(40.24, 41.6, 279.55)

OKLCH

oklch(48.7%, 0.12, 257.24)

HWB

hwb(215, 18.4%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2722f

Analogous

#2f98a2

#2f5fa2

#392fa2

Triadic

#2f5fa2

#a22f5f

#5fa22f

Split-complementary

#2f5fa2

#a2392f

#98a22f

Tetradic

#2f5fa2

#722fa2

#a2722f

#5fa22f

Square

#2f5fa2

#a22f98

#a2722f

#2fa239

Shades

Color #2f5fa2 mixed toward black.

#274f87

#1f3f6c

#182f51

#102036

#08101b

Tints

Color #2f5fa2 mixed toward white.

#3d76c7

#6492d2

#8aaddd

#b1c8e8

#d8e4f4

Tones

Color #2f5fa2 mixed toward gray.

#396198

#42628f

#4c6485

#55657c

#5f6772

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.28:1

White text reads better on this background (6.4:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#484995 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#464292 · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#338a87 · ΔE 28.4

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2f5fa2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2f5fa2]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#2f5fa2 (#2f5fa2) is rgb(47, 95, 162) in RGB.

No, #2f5fa2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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