#2b5eac

Color #2b5eac

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 18.62 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#2b5eac

RGB

rgb(43, 94, 172)

HSL

hsl(216.3, 60%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.3, 75%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(75%, 45.3%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(40.4, 10.76, -46.69)

LCH

lch(40.4, 47.91, 282.98)

OKLCH

oklch(48.9%, 0.1364, 258.84)

HWB

hwb(216.3, 16.9%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ac792b

Analogous

#2b9fac

#2b5eac

#392bac

Triadic

#2b5eac

#ac2b5e

#5eac2b

Split-complementary

#2b5eac

#ac392b

#9fac2b

Tetradic

#2b5eac

#792bac

#ac792b

#5eac2b

Square

#2b5eac

#ac2b9f

#ac792b

#2bac39

Shades

Color #2b5eac mixed toward black.

#244e8f

#1d3f73

#162f56

#0e1f39

#07101d

Tints

Color #2b5eac mixed toward white.

#3a75ce

#6290d8

#89ace2

#b0c8eb

#d8e3f5

Tones

Color #2b5eac mixed toward gray.

#3660a1

#416397

#4b658c

#566781

#616976

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.3:1

White text reads better on this background (6.36:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#47479e · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#44409a · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#2f918e · ΔE 31.3

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 23.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b5eac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b5eac]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#2b5eac (#2b5eac) is rgb(43, 94, 172) in RGB.

No, #2b5eac 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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