#2a52b5

Color #2a52b5

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 14.12 Nearest Tailwind class blue-800 #193cb8 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#2a52b5

RGB

rgb(42, 82, 181)

HSL

hsl(222.7, 62.3%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.7, 76.8%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(76.8%, 54.7%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(37.59, 21.97, -56.53)

LCH

lch(37.59, 60.65, 291.24)

OKLCH

oklch(47%, 0.1638, 264.36)

HWB

hwb(222.7, 16.5%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b58d2a

Analogous

#2a97b5

#2a52b5

#472ab5

Triadic

#2a52b5

#b52a52

#52b52a

Split-complementary

#2a52b5

#b5472a

#97b52a

Tetradic

#2a52b5

#8d2ab5

#b58d2a

#52b52a

Square

#2a52b5

#b52a97

#b58d2a

#2ab547

Shades

Color #2a52b5 mixed toward black.

#234497

#1c3779

#15295a

#0e1b3c

#070e1e

Tints

Color #2a52b5 mixed toward white.

#3d68d2

#6486db

#8aa4e4

#b1c3ed

#d8e1f6

Tones

Color #2a52b5 mixed toward gray.

#3657a9

#415c9e

#4d6192

#586687

#646b7b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.97:1

White text reads better on this background (7.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3f3fa4 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#3d399f · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#2d9591 · ΔE 36.6

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 25.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a52b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a52b5]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2a52b5 (#2a52b5) is rgb(42, 82, 181) in RGB.

No, #2a52b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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