#2a85ac

Color #2a85ac

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 9.83 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#2a85ac

RGB

rgb(42, 133, 172)

HSL

hsl(198, 60.7%, 42%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198, 75.6%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.6%, 22.7%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(52.11, -13.06, -28.21)

LCH

lch(52.11, 31.09, 245.16)

OKLCH

oklch(58.2%, 0.102, 231.05)

HWB

hwb(198, 16.5%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ac512a

Analogous

#2aac92

#2a85ac

#2a44ac

Triadic

#2a85ac

#ac2a85

#85ac2a

Split-complementary

#2a85ac

#ac2a44

#ac922a

Tetradic

#2a85ac

#512aac

#ac512a

#85ac2a

Square

#2a85ac

#922aac

#ac512a

#44ac2a

Shades

Color #2a85ac mixed toward black.

#236f8f

#1c5973

#154356

#0e2c39

#07161d

Tints

Color #2a85ac mixed toward white.

#39a2cf

#61b4d8

#88c7e2

#b0daec

#d7ecf5

Tones

Color #2a85ac mixed toward gray.

#3581a1

#407c96

#4b788c

#557481

#606f76

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.05:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5f60a4 · ΔE 21

Deuteranopia

#5a53a2 · ΔE 24

Tritanopia

#349d9b · ΔE 17.4

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 19.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a85ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a85ac]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2a85ac (#2a85ac) is rgb(42, 133, 172) in RGB.

No, #2a85ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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