#2f74ce

Color #2f74ce

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 13.45 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#2f74ce

RGB

rgb(47, 116, 206)

HSL

hsl(214, 62.8%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214, 77.2%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(77.2%, 43.7%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(48.94, 10.11, -52.71)

LCH

lch(48.94, 53.67, 280.86)

OKLCH

oklch(56.3%, 0.1553, 256.52)

HWB

hwb(214, 18.4%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ce892f

Analogous

#2fc3ce

#2f74ce

#3a2fce

Triadic

#2f74ce

#ce2f74

#74ce2f

Split-complementary

#2f74ce

#ce3a2f

#c3ce2f

Tetradic

#2f74ce

#892fce

#ce892f

#74ce2f

Square

#2f74ce

#ce2fc3

#ce892f

#2fce3a

Shades

Color #2f74ce mixed toward black.

#2761ac

#1f4d89

#183a67

#102745

#081322

Tints

Color #2f74ce mixed toward white.

#518bd7

#74a2df

#96b9e7

#b9d1ef

#dce8f7

Tones

Color #2f74ce mixed toward gray.

#3c76c1

#4a77b3

#5779a6

#647b99

#717d8c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.51:1

White text reads better on this background (4.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5556bd · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#514cb9 · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#35aeab · ΔE 32.6

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 24.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2f74ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2f74ce]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#2f74ce (#2f74ce) is rgb(47, 116, 206) in RGB.

No, #2f74ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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