#2c53bb

Color #2c53bb

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 11.72 Nearest Tailwind class blue-700 #1447e6 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#2c53bb

RGB

rgb(44, 83, 187)

HSL

hsl(223.6, 61.9%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.6, 76.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(76.5%, 55.6%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(38.39, 23.82, -58.76)

LCH

lch(38.39, 63.4, 292.07)

OKLCH

oklch(47.8%, 0.1702, 264.98)

HWB

hwb(223.6, 17.3%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb942c

Analogous

#2c9bbb

#2c53bb

#4c2cbb

Triadic

#2c53bb

#bb2c53

#53bb2c

Split-complementary

#2c53bb

#bb4c2c

#9bbb2c

Tetradic

#2c53bb

#942cbb

#bb942c

#53bb2c

Square

#2c53bb

#bb2c9b

#bb942c

#2cbb4c

Shades

Color #2c53bb mixed toward black.

#25459c

#1d377d

#162a5e

#0f1c3e

#070e1f

Tints

Color #2c53bb mixed toward white.

#436ad3

#6888dc

#8ea6e4

#b4c3ed

#d9e1f6

Tones

Color #2c53bb mixed toward gray.

#3859af

#445ea3

#506397

#5c698b

#686e7f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.06:1

White text reads better on this background (6.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4041a9 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#3e3ba5 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#2f9995 · ΔE 37.6

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 26.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #2c53bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c53bb]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2c53bb (#2c53bb) is rgb(44, 83, 187) in RGB.

No, #2c53bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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