#2a9ece

Color #2a9ece

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.03 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2a9ece

RGB

rgb(42, 158, 206)

HSL

hsl(197.6, 66.1%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.6, 79.6%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(79.6%, 23.3%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(61.13, -15.05, -33.47)

LCH

lch(61.13, 36.7, 245.79)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.121, 231.21)

HWB

hwb(197.6, 16.5%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ce5a2a

Analogous

#2aceac

#2a9ece

#2a4cce

Triadic

#2a9ece

#ce2a9e

#9ece2a

Split-complementary

#2a9ece

#ce2a4c

#ceac2a

Tetradic

#2a9ece

#5a2ace

#ce5a2a

#9ece2a

Square

#2a9ece

#ac2ace

#ce5a2a

#4cce2a

Shades

Color #2a9ece mixed toward black.

#2383ac

#1c6989

#154f67

#0e3545

#071a22

Tints

Color #2a9ece mixed toward white.

#4ab0da

#6ebfe1

#92cfe9

#b6dff0

#dbeff8

Tones

Color #2a9ece mixed toward gray.

#3898c0

#4593b3

#538da5

#618797

#6e828a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7071c4 · ΔE 23.4

Deuteranopia

#6961c1 · ΔE 27.4

Tritanopia

#38bbb9 · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a9ece;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a9ece]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2a9ece (#2a9ece) is rgb(42, 158, 206) in RGB.

No, #2a9ece is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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