#2e6eb6

Color #2e6eb6

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 16.16 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#2e6eb6

RGB

rgb(46, 110, 182)

HSL

hsl(211.8, 59.6%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.8, 74.7%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(74.7%, 39.6%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(45.78, 4.75, -43.95)

LCH

lch(45.78, 44.21, 276.17)

OKLCH

oklch(53.3%, 0.1307, 253.65)

HWB

hwb(211.8, 18%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6762e

Analogous

#2eb2b6

#2e6eb6

#322eb6

Triadic

#2e6eb6

#b62e6e

#6eb62e

Split-complementary

#2e6eb6

#b6322e

#b2b62e

Tetradic

#2e6eb6

#762eb6

#b6762e

#6eb62e

Square

#2e6eb6

#b62eb2

#b6762e

#2eb632

Shades

Color #2e6eb6 mixed toward black.

#265c98

#1f4979

#17375b

#0f253d

#08121e

Tints

Color #2e6eb6 mixed toward white.

#4385d0

#699ed9

#8eb6e3

#b4ceec

#d9e7f6

Tones

Color #2e6eb6 mixed toward gray.

#396fab

#456f9f

#507094

#5b7189

#67717d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.02:1

White text reads better on this background (5.22:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5152a8 · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#4e49a5 · ΔE 16

Tritanopia

#349c99 · ΔE 29.1

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 22.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e6eb6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e6eb6]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2e6eb6 (#2e6eb6) is rgb(46, 110, 182) in RGB.

No, #2e6eb6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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