#2a9dd1

Color #2a9dd1

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.05 Nearest Tailwind class sky-500 #00a6f4 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2a9dd1

RGB

rgb(42, 157, 209)

HSL

hsl(198.7, 66.5%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.7, 79.9%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(79.9%, 24.9%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(60.96, -13.46, -35.41)

LCH

lch(60.96, 37.88, 249.19)

OKLCH

oklch(65.7%, 0.1243, 233.51)

HWB

hwb(198.7, 16.5%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d15e2a

Analogous

#2ad1b1

#2a9dd1

#2a49d1

Triadic

#2a9dd1

#d12a9d

#9dd12a

Split-complementary

#2a9dd1

#d12a49

#d1b12a

Tetradic

#2a9dd1

#5e2ad1

#d15e2a

#9dd12a

Square

#2a9dd1

#b12ad1

#d15e2a

#49d12a

Shades

Color #2a9dd1 mixed toward black.

#2383ae

#1c698b

#154e68

#0e3446

#071a23

Tints

Color #2a9dd1 mixed toward white.

#4baedb

#6fbee2

#93cee9

#b7dff1

#dbeff8

Tones

Color #2a9dd1 mixed toward gray.

#3898c3

#4692b5

#548da7

#628899

#70838b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f70c6 · ΔE 23

Deuteranopia

#6960c3 · ΔE 27.1

Tritanopia

#37bdbb · ΔE 20.2

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a9dd1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a9dd1]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2a9dd1 (#2a9dd1) is rgb(42, 157, 209) in RGB.

No, #2a9dd1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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