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#2873A9 Color

#2873A9 is rgb(40, 115, 169) in RGB, hsl(205, 62%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(76%, 32%, 0%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Star Command Blue (#007BB8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.08. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2873A9
HEX#2873A9
RGBrgb(40, 115, 169)
HSLhsl(205, 62%, 41%)
HSVhsv(205, 76%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(76%, 32%, 0%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(53.6% 0.111 244.2)
LABlab(45.86% -8.93 -36.13)
LCHlch(45.86% 37.22 256.11)

What #2873A9 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #2873A9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Star Command Blue#007BB8ΔE 6.08Steel Blue#4682B4ΔE 6.98Medium Persian Blue#0067A5ΔE 7.08Honolulu Blue#006DB0ΔE 8.23Sea Blue#006994ΔE 8.31Lapis Lazuli#26619CΔE 8.78

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#2873A9 Channel Values

How #2873A9 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 40 · G 115 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 205° · S 62% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 205° · S 76% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 76% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.1:1 vs white · 4.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2873A9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2873A9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2873A9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2873A9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2873A9
Complementary
#A95E28
Analogous
#28A99F
Analogous
#2833A9
Triadic
#A92873
Triadic
#73A928
Split comp.
#A92833
Split comp.
#A99F28

Tints & Shades of #2873A9

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2F8ACA
#4D9DD5
#6EAFDD
#94C4E6
#B5D6EE
#D6E8F5

Shades

#236595
#1D547C
#184667
#133853
#0F2A3E
#091925

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2873A9.

How #2873A9 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#2873A9
Protanopia#6B6BA9
Protanomaly#576EA9
Deuteranopia#6262AA
Deuteranomaly#5169A9
Tritanopia#007C7C
Tritanomaly#0D7890
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2873A9 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-2873a9: #2873A9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2873A9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2873a9': '#2873A9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.157, green: 0.451, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_2873a9">#2873A9</color>
SVG fillfill="#2873A9"

More Blue Colors

#2873A9 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#2873A9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2873A9?

#2873A9 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(40, 115, 169) in RGB and hsl(205, 62%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Star Command Blue (#007BB8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.08.

What is the RGB value of #2873A9?

#2873A9 is rgb(40, 115, 169) — red 40, green 115, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2873A9?

#2873A9 converts to approximately cmyk(76%, 32%, 0%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2873A9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #2873A9 scores 5.1:1 against white and 4.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2873A9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2873A9 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 6.98, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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