#296c8a

Color #296c8a

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 15.16 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-700 #007595 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#296c8a

RGB

rgb(41, 108, 138)

HSL

hsl(198.6, 54.2%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.6, 70.3%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(70.3%, 21.7%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(42.81, -10.84, -22.66)

LCH

lch(42.81, 25.12, 244.43)

OKLCH

oklch(50.2%, 0.0818, 230.96)

HWB

hwb(198.6, 16.1%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a4729

Analogous

#298a78

#296c8a

#293b8a

Triadic

#296c8a

#8a296c

#6c8a29

Split-complementary

#296c8a

#8a293b

#8a7829

Tetradic

#296c8a

#47298a

#8a4729

#6c8a29

Square

#296c8a

#78298a

#8a4729

#3b8a29

Shades

Color #296c8a mixed toward black.

#225a73

#1b485c

#143645

#0e242e

#071217

Tints

Color #296c8a mixed toward white.

#368db5

#55a7cc

#7fbdd9

#aad3e6

#d4e9f2

Tones

Color #296c8a mixed toward gray.

#316982

#39667a

#416372

#49606a

#515d62

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.61:1

White text reads better on this background (5.82:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4f4f84 · ΔE 18.7

Deuteranopia

#4b4682 · ΔE 20.2

Tritanopia

#2f7e7d · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #296c8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#296c8a]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#296c8a (#296c8a) is rgb(41, 108, 138) in RGB.

No, #296c8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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