#2d8bcb

Color #2d8bcb

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 9.09 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#2d8bcb

RGB

rgb(45, 139, 203)

HSL

hsl(204.3, 63.7%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.3, 77.8%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(77.8%, 31.5%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(55.41, -5.11, -40.73)

LCH

lch(55.41, 41.05, 262.85)

OKLCH

oklch(61.3%, 0.1294, 243.32)

HWB

hwb(204.3, 17.6%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cb6d2d

Analogous

#2dcbbc

#2d8bcb

#2d3ccb

Triadic

#2d8bcb

#cb2d8b

#8bcb2d

Split-complementary

#2d8bcb

#cb2d3c

#cbbc2d

Tetradic

#2d8bcb

#6d2dcb

#cb6d2d

#8bcb2d

Square

#2d8bcb

#bc2dcb

#cb6d2d

#3ccb2d

Shades

Color #2d8bcb mixed toward black.

#2574a9

#1e5d87

#164565

#0f2e44

#071722

Tints

Color #2d8bcb mixed toward white.

#4c9fd7

#70b2df

#94c5e7

#b7d9ef

#dbecf7

Tones

Color #2d8bcb mixed toward gray.

#3a88be

#4786b1

#5483a3

#628196

#6f7e89

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6464be · ΔE 19.7

Deuteranopia

#5f57bb · ΔE 23.2

Tritanopia

#37b3b0 · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2d8bcb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2d8bcb]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#2d8bcb (#2d8bcb) is rgb(45, 139, 203) in RGB.

No, #2d8bcb 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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