#05e2ff

Color #05e2ff

A vivid, highly saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Turquoise #00ced1 · ΔE 16.07 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-300 #53eafd · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#05e2ff

RGB

rgb(5, 226, 255)

HSL

hsl(187, 100%, 51%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187, 98%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(98%, 11.4%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(82.72, -34.96, -26.82)

LCH

lch(82.72, 44.06, 217.49)

OKLCH

oklch(83.7%, 0.145, 211.11)

HWB

hwb(187, 2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ff2205

Analogous

#05ff9f

#05e2ff

#0565ff

Triadic

#05e2ff

#ff05e2

#e2ff05

Split-complementary

#05e2ff

#ff0565

#ff9f05

Tetradic

#05e2ff

#2205ff

#ff2205

#e2ff05

Square

#05e2ff

#9f05ff

#ff2205

#65ff05

Shades

Color #05e2ff mixed toward black.

#00bfd9

#0099ad

#007382

#004d57

#00262b

Tints

Color #05e2ff mixed toward white.

#2fe7ff

#58ecff

#82f0ff

#acf5ff

#d5faff

Tones

Color #05e2ff mixed toward gray.

#1ad2ea

#2fc2d5

#44b2c1

#58a2ac

#6d9297

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9df8 · ΔE 32.7

Deuteranopia

#9284f7 · ΔE 37.5

Tritanopia

#38f3f2 · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#cecece · ΔE 23.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #05e2ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#05e2ff]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#05e2ff (#05e2ff) is rgb(5, 226, 255) in RGB.

No, #05e2ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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