#2d97ab

Color #2d97ab

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.51 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2d97ab

RGB

rgb(45, 151, 171)

HSL

hsl(189.5, 58.3%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.5, 73.7%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(73.7%, 11.7%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(57.68, -22.72, -19.05)

LCH

lch(57.68, 29.65, 219.98)

OKLCH

oklch(62.6%, 0.097, 213.18)

HWB

hwb(189.5, 17.6%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ab412d

Analogous

#2dab80

#2d97ab

#2d58ab

Triadic

#2d97ab

#ab2d97

#97ab2d

Split-complementary

#2d97ab

#ab2d58

#ab802d

Tetradic

#2d97ab

#412dab

#ab412d

#97ab2d

Square

#2d97ab

#802dab

#ab412d

#58ab2d

Shades

Color #2d97ab mixed toward black.

#267e8f

#1e6572

#174c56

#0f3239

#08191d

Tints

Color #2d97ab mixed toward white.

#3db5cc

#64c4d6

#8bd3e0

#b1e2eb

#d8f0f5

Tones

Color #2d97ab mixed toward gray.

#3890a1

#428996

#4d828c

#577a81

#627377

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6ca6 · ΔE 26.6

Deuteranopia

#665ea5 · ΔE 29.8

Tritanopia

#39a3a2 · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2d97ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2d97ab]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#2d97ab (#2d97ab) is rgb(45, 151, 171) in RGB.

No, #2d97ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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