#2d779f

Color #2d779f

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.35 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-700 #007595 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#2d779f

RGB

rgb(45, 119, 159)

HSL

hsl(201.1, 55.9%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.1, 71.7%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.7%, 25.2%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(47.3, -9.22, -28.11)

LCH

lch(47.3, 29.58, 251.84)

OKLCH

oklch(54.2%, 0.0952, 236.18)

HWB

hwb(201.1, 17.6%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f552d

Analogous

#2d9f8e

#2d779f

#2d3e9f

Triadic

#2d779f

#9f2d77

#779f2d

Split-complementary

#2d779f

#9f2d3e

#9f8e2d

Tetradic

#2d779f

#552d9f

#9f552d

#779f2d

Square

#2d779f

#8e2d9f

#9f552d

#3e9f2d

Shades

Color #2d779f mixed toward black.

#256385

#1e4f6a

#163b50

#0f2835

#07141b

Tints

Color #2d779f mixed toward white.

#3895c7

#60aad2

#88bfdd

#afd4e9

#d7eaf4

Tones

Color #2d779f mixed toward gray.

#367496

#40718c

#496e83

#536c79

#5c6970

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

#575797 · ΔE 18.3

Deuteranopia

#534d94 · ΔE 20.5

Tritanopia

#348f8e · ΔE 18.3

Achromatopsia

#707070 · ΔE 18.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2d779f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2d779f]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Blue #add8e6

Frequently asked questions

#2d779f (#2d779f) is rgb(45, 119, 159) in RGB.

No, #2d779f 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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