#2f9cbe

Color #2f9cbe

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 17.6 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#2f9cbe

RGB

rgb(47, 156, 190)

HSL

hsl(194.3, 60.3%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(194.3, 75.3%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.3%, 17.9%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(59.98, -18.86, -26.28)

LCH

lch(59.98, 32.35, 234.33)

OKLCH

oklch(64.7%, 0.1071, 223.41)

HWB

hwb(194.3, 18.4%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#be512f

Analogous

#2fbe99

#2f9cbe

#2f54be

Triadic

#2f9cbe

#be2f9c

#9cbe2f

Split-complementary

#2f9cbe

#be2f54

#be992f

Tetradic

#2f9cbe

#512fbe

#be512f

#9cbe2f

Square

#2f9cbe

#992fbe

#be512f

#54be2f

Shades

Color #2f9cbe mixed toward black.

#27829e

#1f687f

#184e5f

#10343f

#081a20

Tints

Color #2f9cbe mixed toward white.

#49b1d2

#6dc1db

#92d0e4

#b6e0ed

#dbeff6

Tones

Color #2f9cbe mixed toward gray.

#3b96b2

#4790a6

#53899a

#5f838e

#6b7d82

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f70b7 · ΔE 24.5

Deuteranopia

#6961b5 · ΔE 28

Tritanopia

#3bb0af · ΔE 14.1

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 20.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2f9cbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2f9cbe]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#2f9cbe (#2f9cbe) is rgb(47, 156, 190) in RGB.

No, #2f9cbe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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