#2881a3

Color #2881a3

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.26 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-700 #007595 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#2881a3

RGB

rgb(40, 129, 163)

HSL

hsl(196.6, 60.6%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196.6, 75.5%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.5%, 20.9%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(50.45, -14.21, -25.58)

LCH

lch(50.45, 29.26, 240.95)

OKLCH

oklch(56.7%, 0.0964, 228.11)

HWB

hwb(196.6, 15.7%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a34a28

Analogous

#28a388

#2881a3

#2843a3

Triadic

#2881a3

#a32881

#81a328

Split-complementary

#2881a3

#a32843

#a38828

Tetradic

#2881a3

#4a28a3

#a34a28

#81a328

Square

#2881a3

#8828a3

#a34a28

#43a328

Shades

Color #2881a3 mixed toward black.

#216b88

#1b566d

#144051

#0d2b36

#07151b

Tints

Color #2881a3 mixed toward white.

#32a1cc

#5bb4d7

#84c7e1

#addaeb

#d6ecf5

Tones

Color #2881a3 mixed toward gray.

#327c99

#3c788e

#477384

#516f7a

#5b6a70

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5d9c · ΔE 21.3

Deuteranopia

#57509a · ΔE 24.1

Tritanopia

#319594 · ΔE 15.4

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 18.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2881a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2881a3]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#2881a3 (#2881a3) is rgb(40, 129, 163) in RGB.

No, #2881a3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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