#2f80aa

Color #2f80aa

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 7.04 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2f80aa

RGB

rgb(47, 128, 170)

HSL

hsl(200.5, 56.7%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.5, 72.4%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(72.4%, 24.7%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(50.62, -10.25, -29.36)

LCH

lch(50.62, 31.1, 250.76)

OKLCH

oklch(57%, 0.1005, 235.25)

HWB

hwb(200.5, 18.4%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa592f

Analogous

#2faa96

#2f80aa

#2f42aa

Triadic

#2f80aa

#aa2f80

#80aa2f

Split-complementary

#2f80aa

#aa2f42

#aa962f

Tetradic

#2f80aa

#592faa

#aa592f

#80aa2f

Square

#2f80aa

#962faa

#aa592f

#42aa2f

Shades

Color #2f80aa mixed toward black.

#276b8e

#1f5571

#174055

#102b39

#08151c

Tints

Color #2f80aa mixed toward white.

#409bca

#66afd5

#8cc3df

#b2d7ea

#d9ebf4

Tones

Color #2f80aa mixed toward gray.

#397da0

#437995

#4e768b

#587381

#627077

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.79:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5d5ea1 · ΔE 19.2

Deuteranopia

#58529f · ΔE 21.9

Tritanopia

#379a98 · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 18.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #2f80aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2f80aa]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2f80aa (#2f80aa) is rgb(47, 128, 170) in RGB.

No, #2f80aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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