#2aedff

Color #2aedff

A vivid, highly saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Aqua #00ffff · ΔE 13.06 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-300 #53eafd · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2aedff

RGB

rgb(42, 237, 255)

HSL

hsl(185.1, 100%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.1, 83.5%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(83.5%, 7.1%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(86.14, -38.59, -21.59)

LCH

lch(86.14, 44.22, 209.23)

OKLCH

oklch(86.6%, 0.1421, 205.01)

HWB

hwb(185.1, 16.5%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ff3c2a

Analogous

#2affa7

#2aedff

#2a82ff

Triadic

#2aedff

#ff2aed

#edff2a

Split-complementary

#2aedff

#ff2a82

#ffa72a

Tetradic

#2aedff

#3c2aff

#ff3c2a

#edff2a

Square

#2aedff

#a72aff

#ff3c2a

#82ff2a

Shades

Color #2aedff mixed toward black.

#00e2f7

#00b5c6

#008894

#005b63

#002d31

Tints

Color #2aedff mixed toward white.

#4df0ff

#71f3ff

#94f6ff

#b8f9ff

#dbfcff

Tones

Color #2aedff mixed toward gray.

#3cdeed

#4dcfdb

#5fc1ca

#71b2b8

#83a3a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a7fb · ΔE 33.6

Deuteranopia

#9c8efa · ΔE 38.5

Tritanopia

#48f7f7 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#d7d7d7 · ΔE 24

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #2aedff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2aedff]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#2aedff (#2aedff) is rgb(42, 237, 255) in RGB.

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

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