#2a7bdd

Color #2a7bdd

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 10.16 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#2a7bdd

RGB

rgb(42, 123, 221)

HSL

hsl(212.8, 72.5%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.8, 81%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(81%, 44.3%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(51.7, 10.88, -56.81)

LCH

lch(51.7, 57.84, 280.84)

OKLCH

oklch(58.7%, 0.1682, 255.68)

HWB

hwb(212.8, 16.5%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dd8c2a

Analogous

#2ad5dd

#2a7bdd

#322add

Triadic

#2a7bdd

#dd2a7b

#7bdd2a

Split-complementary

#2a7bdd

#dd322a

#d5dd2a

Tetradic

#2a7bdd

#8c2add

#dd8c2a

#7bdd2a

Square

#2a7bdd

#dd2ad5

#dd8c2a

#2add32

Shades

Color #2a7bdd mixed toward black.

#1e66bd

#185297

#123d71

#0c294c

#061426

Tints

Color #2a7bdd mixed toward white.

#4e91e3

#71a7e8

#95bdee

#b8d3f4

#dce9f9

Tones

Color #2a7bdd mixed toward gray.

#397dce

#487ebf

#577fb0

#6681a1

#758292

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5959cb · ΔE 15.2

Deuteranopia

#544ec6 · ΔE 18.1

Tritanopia

#32bbb7 · ΔE 34

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 25.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a7bdd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a7bdd]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2a7bdd (#2a7bdd) is rgb(42, 123, 221) in RGB.

No, #2a7bdd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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