#2f6ebb

Color #2f6ebb

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 16.31 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#2f6ebb

RGB

rgb(47, 110, 187)

HSL

hsl(213, 59.8%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213, 74.9%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(74.9%, 41.2%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(46.1, 6.76, -46.34)

LCH

lch(46.1, 46.83, 278.3)

OKLCH

oklch(53.7%, 0.1369, 255.19)

HWB

hwb(213, 18.4%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb7c2f

Analogous

#2fb4bb

#2f6ebb

#362fbb

Triadic

#2f6ebb

#bb2f6e

#6ebb2f

Split-complementary

#2f6ebb

#bb362f

#b4bb2f

Tetradic

#2f6ebb

#7c2fbb

#bb7c2f

#6ebb2f

Square

#2f6ebb

#bb2fb4

#bb7c2f

#2fbb36

Shades

Color #2f6ebb mixed toward black.

#275c9c

#1f497d

#18375e

#10253e

#08121f

Tints

Color #2f6ebb mixed toward white.

#4785d1

#6c9eda

#91b6e3

#b6ceed

#dae7f6

Tones

Color #2f6ebb mixed toward gray.

#3b6faf

#4670a4

#527298

#5e738c

#697481

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.07:1

White text reads better on this background (5.16:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5252ac · ΔE 13.4

Deuteranopia

#4e49a9 · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#34a09d · ΔE 30.4

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 22.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2f6ebb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2f6ebb]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Frequently asked questions

#2f6ebb (#2f6ebb) is rgb(47, 110, 187) in RGB.

No, #2f6ebb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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