#2f5fde

Color #2f5fde

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 6.25 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2f5fde

RGB

rgb(47, 95, 222)

HSL

hsl(223.5, 72.6%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.5, 78.8%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(78.8%, 57.2%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(44.32, 29.48, -69.3)

LCH

lch(44.32, 75.31, 293.04)

OKLCH

oklch(53.1%, 0.2011, 264.64)

HWB

hwb(223.5, 18.4%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#deae2f

Analogous

#2fb7de

#2f5fde

#562fde

Triadic

#2f5fde

#de2f5f

#5fde2f

Split-complementary

#2f5fde

#de562f

#b7de2f

Tetradic

#2f5fde

#ae2fde

#deae2f

#5fde2f

Square

#2f5fde

#de2fb7

#deae2f

#2fde56

Shades

Color #2f5fde mixed toward black.

#1f4bc1

#193c9b

#122d74

#0c1e4d

#060f27

Tints

Color #2f5fde mixed toward white.

#527ae3

#7494e9

#97afee

#bacaf4

#dce4f9

Tones

Color #2f5fde mixed toward gray.

#3d66cf

#4c6cc1

#5b73b2

#6979a4

#788095

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.81:1

White text reads better on this background (5.51:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4849c9 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#4642c3 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#33b5b1 · ΔE 40.9

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 28

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2f5fde;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2f5fde]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2f5fde (#2f5fde) is rgb(47, 95, 222) in RGB.

No, #2f5fde is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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