#2c97d8

Color #2c97d8

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.2 Nearest Tailwind class sky-500 #00a6f4 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#2c97d8

RGB

rgb(44, 151, 216)

HSL

hsl(202.7, 68.8%, 51%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.7, 79.6%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(79.6%, 30.1%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(59.55, -7.45, -41.53)

LCH

lch(59.55, 42.19, 259.83)

OKLCH

oklch(64.7%, 0.1346, 240.94)

HWB

hwb(202.7, 17.3%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d86d2c

Analogous

#2cd8c3

#2c97d8

#2c41d8

Triadic

#2c97d8

#d82c97

#97d82c

Split-complementary

#2c97d8

#d82c41

#d8c32c

Tetradic

#2c97d8

#6d2cd8

#d86d2c

#97d82c

Square

#2c97d8

#c32cd8

#d86d2c

#41d82c

Shades

Color #2c97d8 mixed toward black.

#227fb7

#1b6592

#144c6e

#0e3349

#071925

Tints

Color #2c97d8 mixed toward white.

#4fa8df

#72bae5

#96cbec

#b9dcf2

#dceef9

Tones

Color #2c97d8 mixed toward gray.

#3a93ca

#4990bb

#578dad

#65899f

#748690

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.53:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6ccb · ΔE 21.2

Deuteranopia

#665dc7 · ΔE 25.4

Tritanopia

#38bfbd · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 21.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2c97d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c97d8]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#2c97d8 (#2c97d8) is rgb(44, 151, 216) in RGB.

No, #2c97d8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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