#2d8dbd

Color #2d8dbd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 7.75 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2d8dbd

RGB

rgb(45, 141, 189)

HSL

hsl(200, 61.5%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 76.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(76.2%, 25.4%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(55.36, -11.24, -32.88)

LCH

lch(55.36, 34.75, 251.13)

OKLCH

oklch(61%, 0.1129, 235.17)

HWB

hwb(200, 17.6%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bd5d2d

Analogous

#2dbda5

#2d8dbd

#2d45bd

Triadic

#2d8dbd

#bd2d8d

#8dbd2d

Split-complementary

#2d8dbd

#bd2d45

#bda52d

Tetradic

#2d8dbd

#5d2dbd

#bd5d2d

#8dbd2d

Square

#2d8dbd

#a52dbd

#bd5d2d

#45bd2d

Shades

Color #2d8dbd mixed toward black.

#26769e

#1e5e7e

#17475f

#0f2f3f

#081820

Tints

Color #2d8dbd mixed toward white.

#45a4d3

#6ab6dc

#90c8e4

#b5daed

#daedf6

Tones

Color #2d8dbd mixed toward gray.

#3989b1

#4585a5

#518199

#5d7d8d

#697981

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6566b3 · ΔE 21

Deuteranopia

#6058b0 · ΔE 24.6

Tritanopia

#37aaa8 · ΔE 19.8

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2d8dbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2d8dbd]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2d8dbd (#2d8dbd) is rgb(45, 141, 189) in RGB.

No, #2d8dbd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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