#2a5cae

Color #2a5cae

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 17.44 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#2a5cae

RGB

rgb(42, 92, 174)

HSL

hsl(217.3, 61.1%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.3, 75.9%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.9%, 47.1%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(39.92, 12.7, -48.65)

LCH

lch(39.92, 50.28, 284.63)

OKLCH

oklch(48.6%, 0.1418, 259.85)

HWB

hwb(217.3, 16.5%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ae7c2a

Analogous

#2a9eae

#2a5cae

#3a2aae

Triadic

#2a5cae

#ae2a5c

#5cae2a

Split-complementary

#2a5cae

#ae3a2a

#9eae2a

Tetradic

#2a5cae

#7c2aae

#ae7c2a

#5cae2a

Square

#2a5cae

#ae2a9e

#ae7c2a

#2aae3a

Shades

Color #2a5cae mixed toward black.

#234d91

#1c3d74

#152e57

#0e1f3a

#070f1d

Tints

Color #2a5cae mixed toward white.

#3a72cf

#618fd9

#89abe2

#b0c7ec

#d8e3f5

Tones

Color #2a5cae mixed toward gray.

#355fa3

#406198

#4b648d

#566782

#616977

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.24:1

White text reads better on this background (6.48:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#45459f · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#423e9b · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#2e928f · ΔE 32.4

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 23.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a5cae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a5cae]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2a5cae (#2a5cae) is rgb(42, 92, 174) in RGB.

No, #2a5cae 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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