#2a9dd0

Color #2a9dd0

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.17 Nearest Tailwind class sky-500 #00a6f4 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#2a9dd0

RGB

rgb(42, 157, 208)

HSL

hsl(198.4, 66.4%, 49%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.4, 79.8%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(79.8%, 24.5%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(60.92, -13.81, -34.92)

LCH

lch(60.92, 37.55, 248.42)

OKLCH

oklch(65.7%, 0.1233, 233.01)

HWB

hwb(198.4, 16.5%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d05d2a

Analogous

#2ad0b0

#2a9dd0

#2a4ad0

Triadic

#2a9dd0

#d02a9d

#9dd02a

Split-complementary

#2a9dd0

#d02a4a

#d0b02a

Tetradic

#2a9dd0

#5d2ad0

#d05d2a

#9dd02a

Square

#2a9dd0

#b02ad0

#d05d2a

#4ad02a

Shades

Color #2a9dd0 mixed toward black.

#2383ad

#1c698b

#154f68

#0e3445

#071a23

Tints

Color #2a9dd0 mixed toward white.

#4baedb

#6fbfe2

#93cfe9

#b7dff0

#dbeff8

Tones

Color #2a9dd0 mixed toward gray.

#3898c2

#4692b4

#538da6

#618899

#6f828b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f70c5 · ΔE 23.1

Deuteranopia

#6960c3 · ΔE 27.2

Tritanopia

#37bcba · ΔE 19.9

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a9dd0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a9dd0]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2a9dd0 (#2a9dd0) is rgb(42, 157, 208) in RGB.

No, #2a9dd0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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