#2a5eac

Color #2a5eac

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 18.72 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2a5eac

RGB

rgb(42, 94, 172)

HSL

hsl(216, 60.7%, 42%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 75.6%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.6%, 45.3%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(40.37, 10.63, -46.74)

LCH

lch(40.37, 47.93, 282.81)

OKLCH

oklch(48.9%, 0.1366, 258.56)

HWB

hwb(216, 16.5%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ac782a

Analogous

#2a9fac

#2a5eac

#372aac

Triadic

#2a5eac

#ac2a5e

#5eac2a

Split-complementary

#2a5eac

#ac372a

#9fac2a

Tetradic

#2a5eac

#782aac

#ac782a

#5eac2a

Square

#2a5eac

#ac2a9f

#ac782a

#2aac37

Shades

Color #2a5eac mixed toward black.

#234e8f

#1c3f73

#152f56

#0e1f39

#07101d

Tints

Color #2a5eac mixed toward white.

#3975cf

#6190d8

#88ace2

#b0c8ec

#d7e3f5

Tones

Color #2a5eac mixed toward gray.

#3560a1

#406296

#4b658c

#556781

#606976

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.3:1

White text reads better on this background (6.37:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#46479e · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#433f9a · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#2e918e · ΔE 31.4

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 23.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a5eac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a5eac]

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

#2a5eac (#2a5eac) is rgb(42, 94, 172) in RGB.

No, #2a5eac 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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