#437ecd

Color #437ecd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 10.34 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#437ecd

RGB

rgb(67, 126, 205)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 58%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 67.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(67.3%, 38.5%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(52.42, 6.35, -46.56)

LCH

lch(52.42, 46.99, 277.77)

OKLCH

oklch(59.1%, 0.1363, 256.42)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 26.3%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cd9243

Analogous

#43c3cd

#437ecd

#4d43cd

Triadic

#437ecd

#cd437e

#7ecd43

Split-complementary

#437ecd

#cd4d43

#c3cd43

Tetradic

#437ecd

#9243cd

#cd9243

#7ecd43

Square

#437ecd

#cd43c3

#cd9243

#43cd4d

Shades

Color #437ecd mixed toward black.

#3068b3

#26538f

#1d3e6b

#132a48

#0a1524

Tints

Color #437ecd mixed toward white.

#6294d5

#82a9de

#a1bfe6

#c0d4ee

#e0eaf7

Tones

Color #437ecd mixed toward gray.

#4e80c1

#5a81b6

#6583aa

#71859f

#7c8693

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.1:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6263be · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#5f5aba · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#47b0ad · ΔE 29.6

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 22.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #437ecd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#437ecd]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#437ecd (#437ecd) is rgb(67, 126, 205) in RGB.

No, #437ecd 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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