#2b6fd1

Color #2b6fd1

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 14.18 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2b6fd1

RGB

rgb(43, 111, 209)

HSL

hsl(215.4, 65.9%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.4, 79.4%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(79.4%, 46.9%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(47.6, 13.96, -56.58)

LCH

lch(47.6, 58.28, 283.86)

OKLCH

oklch(55.3%, 0.1661, 258.19)

HWB

hwb(215.4, 16.9%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d18d2b

Analogous

#2bc2d1

#2b6fd1

#3a2bd1

Triadic

#2b6fd1

#d12b6f

#6fd12b

Split-complementary

#2b6fd1

#d13a2b

#c2d12b

Tetradic

#2b6fd1

#8d2bd1

#d18d2b

#6fd12b

Square

#2b6fd1

#d12bc2

#d18d2b

#2bd13a

Shades

Color #2b6fd1 mixed toward black.

#245dae

#1d4a8b

#153868

#0e2546

#071323

Tints

Color #2b6fd1 mixed toward white.

#4d87da

#709fe2

#94b7e9

#b8cff0

#dbe7f8

Tones

Color #2b6fd1 mixed toward gray.

#3972c3

#4774b5

#5476a7

#62799a

#707b8c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.3:1

White text reads better on this background (4.89:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5152bf · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#4d48bb · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#31afac · ΔE 34.6

Achromatopsia

#717171 · ΔE 25.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b6fd1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b6fd1]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#2b6fd1 (#2b6fd1) is rgb(43, 111, 209) in RGB.

No, #2b6fd1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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