#2a60b4

Color #2a60b4

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 18.9 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#2a60b4

RGB

rgb(42, 96, 180)

HSL

hsl(216.5, 62.2%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.5, 76.7%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(76.7%, 46.7%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(41.46, 12.4, -49.7)

LCH

lch(41.46, 51.22, 284.01)

OKLCH

oklch(49.9%, 0.1452, 259.12)

HWB

hwb(216.5, 16.5%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b47e2a

Analogous

#2aa5b4

#2a60b4

#392ab4

Triadic

#2a60b4

#b42a60

#60b42a

Split-complementary

#2a60b4

#b4392a

#a5b42a

Tetradic

#2a60b4

#7e2ab4

#b47e2a

#60b42a

Square

#2a60b4

#b42aa5

#b47e2a

#2ab439

Shades

Color #2a60b4 mixed toward black.

#235096

#1c4078

#15305a

#0e203c

#07101e

Tints

Color #2a60b4 mixed toward white.

#3c77d2

#6392db

#8aade4

#b1c9ed

#d8e4f6

Tones

Color #2a60b4 mixed toward gray.

#3562a8

#41659d

#4c6791

#586a86

#636c7a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.43:1

White text reads better on this background (6.12:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4748a5 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#4440a1 · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#2e9794 · ΔE 32.8

Achromatopsia

#626262 · ΔE 23.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a60b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a60b4]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#2a60b4 (#2a60b4) is rgb(42, 96, 180) in RGB.

No, #2a60b4 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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