#2a97ab

Color #2a97ab

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.72 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#2a97ab

RGB

rgb(42, 151, 171)

HSL

hsl(189.3, 60.6%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.3, 75.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.4%, 11.7%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(57.62, -23.09, -19.16)

LCH

lch(57.62, 30, 219.69)

OKLCH

oklch(62.6%, 0.0983, 212.91)

HWB

hwb(189.3, 16.5%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ab3e2a

Analogous

#2aab7f

#2a97ab

#2a57ab

Triadic

#2a97ab

#ab2a97

#97ab2a

Split-complementary

#2a97ab

#ab2a57

#ab7f2a

Tetradic

#2a97ab

#3e2aab

#ab3e2a

#97ab2a

Square

#2a97ab

#7f2aab

#ab3e2a

#57ab2a

Shades

Color #2a97ab mixed toward black.

#237e8f

#1c6572

#154c56

#0e3239

#07191d

Tints

Color #2a97ab mixed toward white.

#38b7ce

#60c5d8

#88d4e2

#b0e2ec

#d7f1f5

Tones

Color #2a97ab mixed toward gray.

#3590a0

#408896

#4a818b

#557980

#607275

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.11:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6ca6 · ΔE 26.6

Deuteranopia

#655da5 · ΔE 30.1

Tritanopia

#36a3a2 · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 20.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a97ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a97ab]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#2a97ab (#2a97ab) is rgb(42, 151, 171) in RGB.

No, #2a97ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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