#2e59a2

Color #2e59a2

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 17.28 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2e59a2

RGB

rgb(46, 89, 162)

HSL

hsl(217.8, 55.8%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.8, 71.6%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.6%, 45.1%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(38.43, 10.64, -43.9)

LCH

lch(38.43, 45.17, 283.62)

OKLCH

oklch(47.3%, 0.1274, 260.29)

HWB

hwb(217.8, 18%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2772e

Analogous

#2e93a2

#2e59a2

#3d2ea2

Triadic

#2e59a2

#a22e59

#59a22e

Split-complementary

#2e59a2

#a23d2e

#93a22e

Tetradic

#2e59a2

#772ea2

#a2772e

#59a22e

Square

#2e59a2

#a22e93

#a2772e

#2ea23d

Shades

Color #2e59a2 mixed toward black.

#264a87

#1f3b6c

#172c51

#0f1e36

#080f1b

Tints

Color #2e59a2 mixed toward white.

#3b6fc7

#628cd3

#89a9de

#b1c5e9

#d8e2f4

Tones

Color #2e59a2 mixed toward gray.

#385b98

#415e8f

#4b6085

#55637b

#5e6672

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.07:1

White text reads better on this background (6.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#454594 · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#423f91 · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#318886 · ΔE 29.7

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 22.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e59a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e59a2]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2e59a2 (#2e59a2) is rgb(46, 89, 162) in RGB.

No, #2e59a2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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