#2f78bd

Color #2f78bd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.24 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2f78bd

RGB

rgb(47, 120, 189)

HSL

hsl(209.2, 60.2%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.2, 75.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.1%, 36.5%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(49.14, 1.32, -42.66)

LCH

lch(49.14, 42.68, 271.77)

OKLCH

oklch(56.1%, 0.129, 250.24)

HWB

hwb(209.2, 18.4%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bd742f

Analogous

#2fbdbb

#2f78bd

#2f31bd

Triadic

#2f78bd

#bd2f78

#78bd2f

Split-complementary

#2f78bd

#bd2f31

#bdbb2f

Tetradic

#2f78bd

#742fbd

#bd742f

#78bd2f

Square

#2f78bd

#bb2fbd

#bd742f

#31bd2f

Shades

Color #2f78bd mixed toward black.

#27649e

#1f507e

#173c5f

#10283f

#081420

Tints

Color #2f78bd mixed toward white.

#488fd2

#6da5db

#91bce4

#b6d2ed

#dae9f6

Tones

Color #2f78bd mixed toward gray.

#3b78b1

#4777a5

#53779a

#5e778e

#6a7682

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.54:1

White text reads better on this background (4.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5859af · ΔE 15.5

Deuteranopia

#544eac · ΔE 18.4

Tritanopia

#36a4a1 · ΔE 27.6

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 21.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2f78bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2f78bd]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#2f78bd (#2f78bd) is rgb(47, 120, 189) in RGB.

No, #2f78bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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