#2861ad

Color #2861ad

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 20.5 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2861ad

RGB

rgb(40, 97, 173)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 62.4%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 76.9%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(76.9%, 43.9%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(41.24, 8.82, -45.94)

LCH

lch(41.24, 46.78, 280.87)

OKLCH

oklch(49.6%, 0.1352, 256.79)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 15.7%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ad7428

Analogous

#28a4ad

#2861ad

#3228ad

Triadic

#2861ad

#ad2861

#61ad28

Split-complementary

#2861ad

#ad3228

#a4ad28

Tetradic

#2861ad

#7428ad

#ad7428

#61ad28

Square

#2861ad

#ad28a4

#ad7428

#28ad32

Shades

Color #2861ad mixed toward black.

#215190

#1b4173

#143157

#0d203a

#07101d

Tints

Color #2861ad mixed toward white.

#3678d0

#5e93da

#86aee3

#afc9ec

#d7e4f6

Tones

Color #2861ad mixed toward gray.

#3363a2

#3e6497

#49668c

#546781

#606976

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.4:1

White text reads better on this background (6.17:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#47489f · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#44409b · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#2d928f · ΔE 30.7

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 22.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2861ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2861ad]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#2861ad (#2861ad) is rgb(40, 97, 173) in RGB.

No, #2861ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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