#229abb

Color #229abb

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 18.4 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#229abb

RGB

rgb(34, 154, 187)

HSL

hsl(192.9, 69.2%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192.9, 81.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(81.8%, 17.6%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(59.01, -20.17, -26.11)

LCH

lch(59.01, 32.99, 232.31)

OKLCH

oklch(63.8%, 0.1098, 221.79)

HWB

hwb(192.9, 13.3%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb4322

Analogous

#22bb8f

#229abb

#224ebb

Triadic

#229abb

#bb229a

#9abb22

Split-complementary

#229abb

#bb224e

#bb8f22

Tetradic

#229abb

#4322bb

#bb4322

#9abb22

Square

#229abb

#8f22bb

#bb4322

#4ebb22

Shades

Color #229abb mixed toward black.

#1c809c

#17677d

#114d5d

#0b333e

#061a1f

Tints

Color #229abb mixed toward white.

#33b6da

#5cc5e1

#85d3e9

#ade2f0

#d6f0f8

Tones

Color #229abb mixed toward gray.

#2f93ae

#3b8ba1

#488495

#557d88

#62767b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.41:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6db4 · ΔE 25.4

Deuteranopia

#655cb2 · ΔE 29.4

Tritanopia

#32aeac · ΔE 14.1

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #229abb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#229abb]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#229abb (#229abb) is rgb(34, 154, 187) in RGB.

No, #229abb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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