#2872db

Color #2872db

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 11.96 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2872db

RGB

rgb(40, 114, 219)

HSL

hsl(215.2, 71.3%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.2, 81.7%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(81.7%, 47.9%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(49, 15.58, -60.01)

LCH

lch(49, 62, 284.55)

OKLCH

oklch(56.5%, 0.1764, 258.15)

HWB

hwb(215.2, 15.7%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#db9128

Analogous

#28cbdb

#2872db

#3828db

Triadic

#2872db

#db2872

#72db28

Split-complementary

#2872db

#db3828

#cbdb28

Tetradic

#2872db

#9128db

#db9128

#72db28

Square

#2872db

#db28cb

#db9128

#28db38

Shades

Color #2872db mixed toward black.

#1f5fb9

#194c94

#13396f

#0c264a

#061325

Tints

Color #2872db mixed toward white.

#4c8ae1

#70a1e7

#94b9ed

#b7d0f3

#dbe8f9

Tones

Color #2872db mixed toward gray.

#3775cc

#4677bd

#557aae

#647c9f

#737f90

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.52:1

White text reads better on this background (4.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5253c8 · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#4e48c3 · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#2fb7b3 · ΔE 36

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 25.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2872db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2872db]

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

#2872db (#2872db) is rgb(40, 114, 219) in RGB.

No, #2872db is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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