#2bb3ec

Color #2bb3ec

A vivid, highly saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Deep Sky Blue #00bfff · ΔE 5.98 Nearest Tailwind class sky-400 #00bcff · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2bb3ec

RGB

rgb(43, 179, 236)

HSL

hsl(197.7, 83.5%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.7, 81.8%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(81.8%, 24.2%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(68.61, -15.96, -38.37)

LCH

lch(68.61, 41.56, 247.42)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.137, 232.14)

HWB

hwb(197.7, 16.9%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ec642b

Analogous

#2becc4

#2bb3ec

#2b53ec

Triadic

#2bb3ec

#ec2bb3

#b3ec2b

Split-complementary

#2bb3ec

#ec2b53

#ecc42b

Tetradic

#2bb3ec

#642bec

#ec642b

#b3ec2b

Square

#2bb3ec

#c42bec

#ec642b

#53ec2b

Shades

Color #2bb3ec mixed toward black.

#139cd5

#0f7dab

#0c5e80

#083e55

#041f2b

Tints

Color #2bb3ec mixed toward white.

#4ec0ef

#72ccf2

#95d9f5

#b8e6f9

#dcf2fc

Tones

Color #2bb3ec mixed toward gray.

#3bacdc

#4ba6cc

#5b9fbc

#6b99ac

#7b929c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7fe0 · ΔE 25

Deuteranopia

#776ddd · ΔE 29.1

Tritanopia

#3cd6d3 · ΔE 20.8

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 22

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2bb3ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2bb3ec]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2bb3ec (#2bb3ec) is rgb(43, 179, 236) in RGB.

No, #2bb3ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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