#2bb1ed

Color #2bb1ed

A vivid, highly saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Deep Sky Blue #00bfff · ΔE 6.12 Nearest Tailwind class sky-400 #00bcff · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2bb1ed

RGB

rgb(43, 177, 237)

HSL

hsl(198.6, 84.3%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.6, 81.9%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(81.9%, 25.3%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(68.07, -14.55, -39.76)

LCH

lch(68.07, 42.34, 249.9)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.1391, 233.86)

HWB

hwb(198.6, 16.9%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ed672b

Analogous

#2bedc8

#2bb1ed

#2b50ed

Triadic

#2bb1ed

#ed2bb1

#b1ed2b

Split-complementary

#2bb1ed

#ed2b50

#edc82b

Tetradic

#2bb1ed

#672bed

#ed672b

#b1ed2b

Square

#2bb1ed

#c82bed

#ed672b

#50ed2b

Shades

Color #2bb1ed mixed toward black.

#129ad7

#0f7bac

#0b5c81

#073e56

#041f2b

Tints

Color #2bb1ed mixed toward white.

#4ebef0

#72cbf3

#95d8f6

#b8e5f9

#dcf2fc

Tones

Color #2bb1ed mixed toward gray.

#3babdd

#4ba5cd

#5c9ebc

#6c98ac

#7c929c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7ee0 · ΔE 24.5

Deuteranopia

#766cdd · ΔE 28.7

Tritanopia

#3cd6d3 · ΔE 21.7

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 22

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2bb1ed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2bb1ed]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2bb1ed (#2bb1ed) is rgb(43, 177, 237) in RGB.

No, #2bb1ed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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