#2b6edc

Color #2b6edc

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 8.12 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2b6edc

RGB

rgb(43, 110, 220)

HSL

hsl(217.3, 71.7%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.3, 80.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(80.5%, 50%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(48.05, 18.77, -62.12)

LCH

lch(48.05, 64.89, 286.81)

OKLCH

oklch(55.8%, 0.1817, 259.98)

HWB

hwb(217.3, 16.9%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dc992b

Analogous

#2bc7dc

#2b6edc

#412bdc

Triadic

#2b6edc

#dc2b6e

#6edc2b

Split-complementary

#2b6edc

#dc412b

#c7dc2b

Tetradic

#2b6edc

#992bdc

#dc992b

#6edc2b

Square

#2b6edc

#dc2bc7

#dc992b

#2bdc41

Shades

Color #2b6edc mixed toward black.

#1f5bbc

#194897

#133671

#0c244b

#061226

Tints

Color #2b6edc mixed toward white.

#4e86e2

#729ee8

#95b7ee

#b8cff3

#dce7f9

Tones

Color #2b6edc mixed toward gray.

#3a72cd

#4975bf

#5779b0

#667ca1

#758092

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.37:1

White text reads better on this background (4.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5051c8 · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#4d47c3 · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#31b7b3 · ΔE 37.2

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 26.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b6edc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b6edc]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2b6edc (#2b6edc) is rgb(43, 110, 220) in RGB.

No, #2b6edc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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