#2c8aed

Color #2c8aed

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 6.81 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2c8aed

RGB

rgb(44, 138, 237)

HSL

hsl(210.8, 84.3%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.8, 81.4%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(81.4%, 41.8%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(56.9, 7.85, -57.41)

LCH

lch(56.9, 57.94, 277.79)

OKLCH

oklch(63%, 0.1716, 253.37)

HWB

hwb(210.8, 17.3%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ed8f2c

Analogous

#2ceaed

#2c8aed

#2f2ced

Triadic

#2c8aed

#ed2c8a

#8aed2c

Split-complementary

#2c8aed

#ed2f2c

#eaed2c

Tetradic

#2c8aed

#8f2ced

#ed8f2c

#8aed2c

Square

#2c8aed

#ed2cea

#ed8f2c

#2ced2f

Shades

Color #2c8aed mixed toward black.

#1272d8

#0f5cad

#0b4581

#072e56

#04172b

Tints

Color #2c8aed mixed toward white.

#4f9df0

#72b1f3

#95c4f6

#b9d8f9

#dcebfc

Tones

Color #2c8aed mixed toward gray.

#3c8add

#4c8bcd

#5c8bbd

#6c8cad

#7c8c9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.97:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6364da · ΔE 17.1

Deuteranopia

#5e56d6 · ΔE 21.1

Tritanopia

#36cac6 · ΔE 33.2

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 25.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2c8aed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c8aed]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2c8aed (#2c8aed) is rgb(44, 138, 237) in RGB.

No, #2c8aed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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