#2e66cd

Color #2e66cd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 10.62 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2e66cd

RGB

rgb(46, 102, 205)

HSL

hsl(218.9, 63.3%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.9, 77.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(77.6%, 50.2%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(44.93, 18.51, -58.6)

LCH

lch(44.93, 61.45, 287.53)

OKLCH

oklch(53.1%, 0.1706, 261.3)

HWB

hwb(218.9, 18%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cd952e

Analogous

#2eb5cd

#2e66cd

#462ecd

Triadic

#2e66cd

#cd2e66

#66cd2e

Split-complementary

#2e66cd

#cd462e

#b5cd2e

Tetradic

#2e66cd

#952ecd

#cd952e

#66cd2e

Square

#2e66cd

#cd2eb5

#cd952e

#2ecd46

Shades

Color #2e66cd mixed toward black.

#2655ab

#1f4489

#173366

#0f2244

#081122

Tints

Color #2e66cd mixed toward white.

#4f7fd7

#7298df

#95b2e7

#b8ccef

#dce5f7

Tones

Color #2e66cd mixed toward gray.

#3b6ac0

#496eb2

#5672a5

#637698

#707a8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.9:1

White text reads better on this background (5.39:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4dbb · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#4945b6 · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#33aaa6 · ΔE 36.5

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 25.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e66cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e66cd]

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

#2e66cd (#2e66cd) is rgb(46, 102, 205) in RGB.

No, #2e66cd 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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