#2978ff

Color #2978ff

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 9.84 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2978ff

RGB

rgb(41, 120, 255)

HSL

hsl(217.9, 100%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.9, 83.9%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(83.9%, 52.9%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(53.08, 25.45, -73.54)

LCH

lch(53.08, 77.82, 289.09)

OKLCH

oklch(60.4%, 0.2152, 260.59)

HWB

hwb(217.9, 16.1%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ffb029

Analogous

#29e3ff

#2978ff

#4529ff

Triadic

#2978ff

#ff2978

#78ff29

Split-complementary

#2978ff

#ff4529

#e3ff29

Tetradic

#2978ff

#b029ff

#ffb029

#78ff29

Square

#2978ff

#ff29e3

#ffb029

#29ff45

Shades

Color #2978ff mixed toward black.

#005bf7

#0049c5

#003694

#002463

#001231

Tints

Color #2978ff mixed toward white.

#4d8eff

#70a5ff

#94bbff

#b8d2ff

#dbe8ff

Tones

Color #2978ff mixed toward gray.

#3b7ced

#4c81db

#5e86c9

#708ab8

#828fa6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.22:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5657e8 · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#524ce1 · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#31d3ce · ΔE 40.6

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 28.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2978ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2978ff]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2978ff (#2978ff) is rgb(41, 120, 255) in RGB.

No, #2978ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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