#289dbe

Color #289dbe

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 18.65 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#289dbe

RGB

rgb(40, 157, 190)

HSL

hsl(193.2, 65.2%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193.2, 78.9%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(78.9%, 17.4%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(60.14, -20.17, -26.04)

LCH

lch(60.14, 32.94, 232.24)

OKLCH

oklch(64.8%, 0.1094, 221.85)

HWB

hwb(193.2, 15.7%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#be4928

Analogous

#28be94

#289dbe

#2852be

Triadic

#289dbe

#be289d

#9dbe28

Split-complementary

#289dbe

#be2852

#be9428

Tetradic

#289dbe

#4928be

#be4928

#9dbe28

Square

#289dbe

#9428be

#be4928

#52be28

Shades

Color #289dbe mixed toward black.

#21839e

#1b697f

#144e5f

#0d343f

#071a20

Tints

Color #289dbe mixed toward white.

#3eb5d6

#65c4df

#8bd3e7

#b2e1ef

#d8f0f7

Tones

Color #289dbe mixed toward gray.

#3596b1

#418fa5

#4e8898

#5a818c

#677a80

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f70b7 · ΔE 25.2

Deuteranopia

#6860b5 · ΔE 29

Tritanopia

#36b1af · ΔE 14.1

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 20.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #289dbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#289dbe]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#289dbe (#289dbe) is rgb(40, 157, 190) in RGB.

No, #289dbe 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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