#23a6ea

Color #23a6ea

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Deep Sky Blue #00bfff · ΔE 10.93 Nearest Tailwind class sky-500 #00a6f4 · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#23a6ea

RGB

rgb(35, 166, 234)

HSL

hsl(200.5, 82.6%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.5, 85%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(85%, 29.1%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(64.62, -10.21, -43.53)

LCH

lch(64.62, 44.71, 256.8)

OKLCH

oklch(69%, 0.1449, 238.41)

HWB

hwb(200.5, 13.7%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ea6723

Analogous

#23eaca

#23a6ea

#2342ea

Triadic

#23a6ea

#ea23a6

#a6ea23

Split-complementary

#23a6ea

#ea2342

#eaca23

Tetradic

#23a6ea

#6723ea

#ea6723

#a6ea23

Square

#23a6ea

#ca23ea

#ea6723

#42ea23

Shades

Color #23a6ea mixed toward black.

#138dcc

#1071a4

#0c557b

#083952

#041c29

Tints

Color #23a6ea mixed toward white.

#47b5ee

#6cc4f1

#91d2f5

#b6e1f8

#daf0fc

Tones

Color #23a6ea mixed toward gray.

#33a1d9

#449bc9

#5596b8

#6591a8

#768c97

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7475dc · ΔE 23.3

Deuteranopia

#6d64d9 · ΔE 27.6

Tritanopia

#35d0cd · ΔE 24.2

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 22.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #23a6ea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#23a6ea]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#23a6ea (#23a6ea) is rgb(35, 166, 234) in RGB.

No, #23a6ea is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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