#2e5baa

Color #2e5baa

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 16.92 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2e5baa

RGB

rgb(46, 91, 170)

HSL

hsl(218.2, 57.4%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.2, 72.9%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(72.9%, 46.5%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(39.52, 12.36, -46.92)

LCH

lch(39.52, 48.52, 284.76)

OKLCH

oklch(48.3%, 0.1362, 260.75)

HWB

hwb(218.2, 18%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa7d2e

Analogous

#2e99aa

#2e5baa

#3f2eaa

Triadic

#2e5baa

#aa2e5b

#5baa2e

Split-complementary

#2e5baa

#aa3f2e

#99aa2e

Tetradic

#2e5baa

#7d2eaa

#aa7d2e

#5baa2e

Square

#2e5baa

#aa2e99

#aa7d2e

#2eaa3f

Shades

Color #2e5baa mixed toward black.

#264c8e

#1f3d71

#172e55

#0f1e39

#080f1c

Tints

Color #2e5baa mixed toward white.

#3e71cb

#658ed5

#8baae0

#b2c6ea

#d8e3f5

Tones

Color #2e5baa mixed toward gray.

#385ea0

#436195

#4d648b

#576681

#626976

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.19:1

White text reads better on this background (6.58:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#46469b · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#434098 · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#318f8c · ΔE 31.7

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 23.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #2e5baa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e5baa]

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

#2e5baa (#2e5baa) is rgb(46, 91, 170) in RGB.

No, #2e5baa 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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