#279ab1

Color #279ab1

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 14.1 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#279ab1

RGB

rgb(39, 154, 177)

HSL

hsl(190, 63.9%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190, 78%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(78%, 13%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(58.71, -23.03, -20.9)

LCH

lch(58.71, 31.1, 222.22)

OKLCH

oklch(63.5%, 0.1024, 214.7)

HWB

hwb(190, 15.3%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b13e27

Analogous

#27b183

#279ab1

#2755b1

Triadic

#279ab1

#b1279a

#9ab127

Split-complementary

#279ab1

#b12755

#b18327

Tetradic

#279ab1

#3e27b1

#b13e27

#9ab127

Square

#279ab1

#8327b1

#b13e27

#55b127

Shades

Color #279ab1 mixed toward black.

#218094

#1a6776

#144d59

#0d333b

#071a1e

Tints

Color #279ab1 mixed toward white.

#36b9d3

#5fc7dc

#87d5e4

#afe3ed

#d7f1f6

Tones

Color #279ab1 mixed toward gray.

#3393a6

#3e8b9a

#4a838f

#557b83

#617478

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.34:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6dac · ΔE 26.7

Deuteranopia

#665eab · ΔE 30.3

Tritanopia

#35a8a7 · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #279ab1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#279ab1]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#279ab1 (#279ab1) is rgb(39, 154, 177) in RGB.

No, #279ab1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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