#289acc

Color #289acc

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.35 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#289acc

RGB

rgb(40, 154, 204)

HSL

hsl(198.3, 67.2%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.3, 80.4%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(80.4%, 24.5%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(59.82, -13.75, -34.4)

LCH

lch(59.82, 37.05, 248.21)

OKLCH

oklch(64.7%, 0.1218, 232.81)

HWB

hwb(198.3, 15.7%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cc5a28

Analogous

#28ccac

#289acc

#2848cc

Triadic

#289acc

#cc289a

#9acc28

Split-complementary

#289acc

#cc2848

#ccac28

Tetradic

#289acc

#5a28cc

#cc5a28

#9acc28

Square

#289acc

#ac28cc

#cc5a28

#48cc28

Shades

Color #289acc mixed toward black.

#2180aa

#1b6788

#144d66

#0d3344

#071a22

Tints

Color #289acc mixed toward white.

#46addb

#6bbee2

#90cee9

#b5def0

#daeff8

Tones

Color #289acc mixed toward gray.

#3695be

#438fb0

#518aa3

#5f8595

#6c7f88

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.58:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6ec1 · ΔE 23

Deuteranopia

#675ebf · ΔE 27.1

Tritanopia

#36b9b6 · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 20.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #289acc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#289acc]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#289acc (#289acc) is rgb(40, 154, 204) in RGB.

No, #289acc is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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