#2a6aab

Color #2a6aab

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.76 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2a6aab

RGB

rgb(42, 106, 171)

HSL

hsl(210.2, 60.6%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.2, 75.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.4%, 38%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(43.86, 2.6, -40.59)

LCH

lch(43.86, 40.67, 273.67)

OKLCH

oklch(51.6%, 0.1219, 251.68)

HWB

hwb(210.2, 16.5%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ab6b2a

Analogous

#2aabab

#2a6aab

#2a2aab

Triadic

#2a6aab

#ab2a6a

#6aab2a

Split-complementary

#2a6aab

#ab2a2a

#abab2a

Tetradic

#2a6aab

#6b2aab

#ab6b2a

#6aab2a

Square

#2a6aab

#ab2aab

#ab6b2a

#2aab2a

Shades

Color #2a6aab mixed toward black.

#23588f

#1c4772

#153556

#0e2339

#07121d

Tints

Color #2a6aab mixed toward white.

#3883ce

#609cd8

#88b4e2

#b0cdec

#d7e6f5

Tones

Color #2a6aab mixed toward gray.

#356aa0

#406a96

#4a6a8b

#556a80

#606b75

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.75:1

White text reads better on this background (5.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4e4e9e · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#4a459b · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#309391 · ΔE 27.1

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 21.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a6aab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a6aab]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#2a6aab (#2a6aab) is rgb(42, 106, 171) in RGB.

No, #2a6aab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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