#2e55e4

Color #2e55e4

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee · ΔE 14.87 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2e55e4

RGB

rgb(46, 85, 228)

HSL

hsl(227.1, 77.1%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.1, 79.8%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(79.8%, 62.7%, 0%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(42.27, 37.93, -76.05)

LCH

lch(42.27, 84.98, 296.51)

OKLCH

oklch(51.7%, 0.2205, 266.44)

HWB

hwb(227.1, 18%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e4bd2e

Analogous

#2eb0e4

#2e55e4

#622ee4

Triadic

#2e55e4

#e42e55

#55e42e

Split-complementary

#2e55e4

#e4622e

#b0e42e

Tetradic

#2e55e4

#bd2ee4

#e4bd2e

#55e42e

Square

#2e55e4

#e42eb0

#e4bd2e

#2ee462

Shades

Color #2e55e4 mixed toward black.

#1a40ca

#1533a2

#102679

#0a1a51

#050d28

Tints

Color #2e55e4 mixed toward white.

#5171e8

#748eed

#96aaf1

#b9c6f6

#dce3fa

Tones

Color #2e55e4 mixed toward gray.

#3d5ed5

#4c66c6

#5b6fb6

#6b78a7

#7a8098

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.54:1

White text reads better on this background (5.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4243cd · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#403dc7 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#31b8b3 · ΔE 44.1

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 29.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2e55e4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e55e4]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#2e55e4 (#2e55e4) is rgb(46, 85, 228) in RGB.

No, #2e55e4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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