#2c6cd9

Color #2c6cd9

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 8.15 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#2c6cd9

RGB

rgb(44, 108, 217)

HSL

hsl(217.8, 69.5%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.8, 79.7%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(79.7%, 50.2%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(47.32, 19, -61.59)

LCH

lch(47.32, 64.45, 287.14)

OKLCH

oklch(55.2%, 0.1798, 260.4)

HWB

hwb(217.8, 17.3%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9992c

Analogous

#2cc3d9

#2c6cd9

#432cd9

Triadic

#2c6cd9

#d92c6c

#6cd92c

Split-complementary

#2c6cd9

#d9432c

#c3d92c

Tetradic

#2c6cd9

#992cd9

#d9992c

#6cd92c

Square

#2c6cd9

#d92cc3

#d9992c

#2cd943

Shades

Color #2c6cd9 mixed toward black.

#2159b8

#1b4794

#14356f

#0d244a

#071225

Tints

Color #2c6cd9 mixed toward white.

#4f85df

#729de6

#96b6ec

#b9cef2

#dce7f9

Tones

Color #2c6cd9 mixed toward gray.

#3a70cb

#4974bc

#5777ae

#667b9f

#747f91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.25:1

White text reads better on this background (4.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5050c6 · ΔE 11.6

Deuteranopia

#4c47c1 · ΔE 14

Tritanopia

#32b4b0 · ΔE 37.1

Achromatopsia

#707070 · ΔE 26.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2c6cd9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c6cd9]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2c6cd9 (#2c6cd9) is rgb(44, 108, 217) in RGB.

No, #2c6cd9 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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