#2aa7cb

Color #2aa7cb

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Deep Sky Blue #00bfff · ΔE 17.47 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#2aa7cb

RGB

rgb(42, 167, 203)

HSL

hsl(193.4, 65.7%, 48%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193.4, 79.3%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(79.3%, 17.7%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(63.7, -20.86, -27.82)

LCH

lch(63.7, 34.77, 233.14)

OKLCH

oklch(67.9%, 0.1156, 222.44)

HWB

hwb(193.4, 16.5%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cb4e2a

Analogous

#2acb9e

#2aa7cb

#2a56cb

Triadic

#2aa7cb

#cb2aa7

#a7cb2a

Split-complementary

#2aa7cb

#cb2a56

#cb9e2a

Tetradic

#2aa7cb

#4e2acb

#cb4e2a

#a7cb2a

Square

#2aa7cb

#9e2acb

#cb4e2a

#56cb2a

Shades

Color #2aa7cb mixed toward black.

#238ba9

#1c6f87

#155365

#0e3844

#071c22

Tints

Color #2aa7cb mixed toward white.

#48b9d9

#6dc7e1

#91d5e8

#b6e3f0

#daf1f7

Tones

Color #2aa7cb mixed toward gray.

#379fbd

#4598b0

#5291a3

#608995

#6d8288

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7677c3 · ΔE 25.8

Deuteranopia

#6f66c1 · ΔE 29.7

Tritanopia

#39bdbb · ΔE 14.7

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2aa7cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2aa7cb]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#2aa7cb (#2aa7cb) is rgb(42, 167, 203) in RGB.

No, #2aa7cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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