#2fb4e8

Color #2fb4e8

A vivid, highly saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Deep Sky Blue #00bfff · ΔE 7.64 Nearest Tailwind class sky-400 #00bcff · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#2fb4e8

RGB

rgb(47, 180, 232)

HSL

hsl(196.9, 80.1%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196.9, 79.7%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(79.7%, 22.4%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(68.8, -17.5, -35.89)

LCH

lch(68.8, 39.93, 244.01)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.132, 229.92)

HWB

hwb(196.9, 18.4%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8632f

Analogous

#2fe8c0

#2fb4e8

#2f57e8

Triadic

#2fb4e8

#e82fb4

#b4e82f

Split-complementary

#2fb4e8

#e82f57

#e8c02f

Tetradic

#2fb4e8

#632fe8

#e8632f

#b4e82f

Square

#2fb4e8

#c02fe8

#e8632f

#57e82f

Shades

Color #2fb4e8 mixed toward black.

#179dd1

#137ea7

#0e5e7e

#093f54

#051f2a

Tints

Color #2fb4e8 mixed toward white.

#52c0ec

#74cdf0

#97d9f4

#bae6f7

#dcf2fb

Tones

Color #2fb4e8 mixed toward gray.

#3eadd9

#4ea6c9

#5da0ba

#6d99aa

#7c929b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f80dd · ΔE 25.2

Deuteranopia

#786eda · ΔE 29.3

Tritanopia

#3fd4d1 · ΔE 19.4

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 21.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2fb4e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2fb4e8]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#2fb4e8 (#2fb4e8) is rgb(47, 180, 232) in RGB.

No, #2fb4e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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