#259db0

Color #259db0

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.92 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#259db0

RGB

rgb(37, 157, 176)

HSL

hsl(188.2, 65.3%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.2, 79%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(79%, 10.8%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(59.56, -25.1, -19.04)

LCH

lch(59.56, 31.5, 217.18)

OKLCH

oklch(64.2%, 0.103, 211.05)

HWB

hwb(188.2, 14.5%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b03825

Analogous

#25b07e

#259db0

#2558b0

Triadic

#259db0

#b0259d

#9db025

Split-complementary

#259db0

#b02558

#b07e25

Tetradic

#259db0

#3825b0

#b03825

#9db025

Square

#259db0

#7e25b0

#b03825

#58b025

Shades

Color #259db0 mixed toward black.

#1f8393

#196975

#124f58

#0c343b

#061a1d

Tints

Color #259db0 mixed toward white.

#33bed4

#5bcbdd

#84d8e5

#ade5ee

#d6f2f6

Tones

Color #259db0 mixed toward gray.

#3195a5

#3c8c99

#48848d

#537b82

#5f7376

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.53:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6fac · ΔE 27.7

Deuteranopia

#685fab · ΔE 31.7

Tritanopia

#34a8a7 · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 21.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #259db0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#259db0]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#259db0 (#259db0) is rgb(37, 157, 176) in RGB.

No, #259db0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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