#2c7aaa

Color #2c7aaa

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 4.9 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#2c7aaa

RGB

rgb(44, 122, 170)

HSL

hsl(202.9, 58.9%, 42%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.9, 74.1%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(74.1%, 28.2%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(48.7, -7.2, -32.36)

LCH

lch(48.7, 33.15, 257.46)

OKLCH

oklch(55.4%, 0.1056, 239.94)

HWB

hwb(202.9, 17.3%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa5c2c

Analogous

#2caa9b

#2c7aaa

#2c3baa

Triadic

#2c7aaa

#aa2c7a

#7aaa2c

Split-complementary

#2c7aaa

#aa2c3b

#aa9b2c

Tetradic

#2c7aaa

#5c2caa

#aa5c2c

#7aaa2c

Square

#2c7aaa

#9b2caa

#aa5c2c

#3baa2c

Shades

Color #2c7aaa mixed toward black.

#25668e

#1d5171

#163d55

#0f2939

#07141c

Tints

Color #2c7aaa mixed toward white.

#3b95cc

#62aad6

#89bfe1

#b1d5eb

#d8eaf5

Tones

Color #2c7aaa mixed toward gray.

#3778a0

#417595

#4c738b

#567080

#616e76

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.47:1

White text reads better on this background (4.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5859a0 · ΔE 17.9

Deuteranopia

#544e9e · ΔE 20.6

Tritanopia

#339896 · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 19.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2c7aaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c7aaa]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2c7aaa (#2c7aaa) is rgb(44, 122, 170) in RGB.

No, #2c7aaa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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