#2e8eb1

Color #2e8eb1

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.39 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#2e8eb1

RGB

rgb(46, 142, 177)

HSL

hsl(196, 58.7%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196, 74%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(74%, 19.8%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(55.17, -15.81, -26.32)

LCH

lch(55.17, 30.7, 239.01)

OKLCH

oklch(60.7%, 0.1012, 226.8)

HWB

hwb(196, 18%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1512e

Analogous

#2eb192

#2e8eb1

#2e4db1

Triadic

#2e8eb1

#b12e8e

#8eb12e

Split-complementary

#2e8eb1

#b12e4d

#b1922e

Tetradic

#2e8eb1

#512eb1

#b1512e

#8eb12e

Square

#2e8eb1

#922eb1

#b1512e

#4db12e

Shades

Color #2e8eb1 mixed toward black.

#267693

#1f5f76

#174758

#0f2f3b

#08181d

Tints

Color #2e8eb1 mixed toward white.

#41a8ce

#67bad7

#8dcbe1

#b3dceb

#d9eef5

Tones

Color #2e8eb1 mixed toward gray.

#3989a6

#44849b

#4f7f90

#5a7a85

#65757a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6667a9 · ΔE 22.6

Deuteranopia

#6159a7 · ΔE 25.9

Tritanopia

#38a3a2 · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 19.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e8eb1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e8eb1]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#2e8eb1 (#2e8eb1) is rgb(46, 142, 177) in RGB.

No, #2e8eb1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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