#2a5b97

Color #2a5b97

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 17.55 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2a5b97

RGB

rgb(42, 91, 151)

HSL

hsl(213, 56.5%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213, 72.2%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(72.2%, 39.7%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(38.21, 4.55, -37.68)

LCH

lch(38.21, 37.95, 276.89)

OKLCH

oklch(46.8%, 0.1112, 254.94)

HWB

hwb(213, 16.5%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97662a

Analogous

#2a9197

#2a5b97

#2f2a97

Triadic

#2a5b97

#972a5b

#5b972a

Split-complementary

#2a5b97

#972f2a

#91972a

Tetradic

#2a5b97

#662a97

#97662a

#5b972a

Square

#2a5b97

#972a91

#97662a

#2a972f

Shades

Color #2a5b97 mixed toward black.

#234c7e

#1c3d65

#152d4b

#0e1e32

#070f19

Tints

Color #2a5b97 mixed toward white.

#3574c0

#5a8fd1

#83abdd

#acc7e8

#d6e3f4

Tones

Color #2a5b97 mixed toward gray.

#335c8e

#3c5d85

#455e7c

#4e5f73

#575f69

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.04:1

White text reads better on this background (6.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#44458b · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#423e88 · ΔE 13.1

Tritanopia

#2e817f · ΔE 26.3

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 20.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a5b97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a5b97]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Frequently asked questions

#2a5b97 (#2a5b97) is rgb(42, 91, 151) in RGB.

No, #2a5b97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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