#149bc5

Color #149bc5

A vivid, highly saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 15.88 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#149bc5

RGB

rgb(20, 155, 197)

HSL

hsl(194.2, 81.6%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(194.2, 89.8%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(89.8%, 21.3%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(59.54, -18.24, -30.92)

LCH

lch(59.54, 35.9, 239.46)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.12, 226.52)

HWB

hwb(194.2, 7.8%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c53e14

Analogous

#14c596

#149bc5

#1443c5

Triadic

#149bc5

#c5149b

#9bc514

Split-complementary

#149bc5

#c51443

#c59614

Tetradic

#149bc5

#3e14c5

#c53e14

#9bc514

Square

#149bc5

#9614c5

#c53e14

#43c514

Shades

Color #149bc5 mixed toward black.

#1181a4

#0d6783

#0a4d62

#073442

#031a21

Tints

Color #149bc5 mixed toward white.

#21b9e9

#4dc7ed

#7ad5f2

#a6e3f6

#d3f1fb

Tones

Color #149bc5 mixed toward gray.

#2393b6

#318ba7

#408499

#4f7c8a

#5e747b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.52:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6cbc · ΔE 25.1

Deuteranopia

#645aba · ΔE 29.6

Tritanopia

#2ab4b3 · ΔE 16.7

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #149bc5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#149bc5]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#149bc5 (#149bc5) is rgb(20, 155, 197) in RGB.

No, #149bc5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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