#2a6e8a

Color #2a6e8a

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 15.9 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-700 #007595 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2a6e8a

RGB

rgb(42, 110, 138)

HSL

hsl(197.5, 53.3%, 35.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.5, 69.6%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(69.6%, 20.3%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(43.47, -11.84, -21.63)

LCH

lch(43.47, 24.66, 241.3)

OKLCH

oklch(50.8%, 0.0805, 228.83)

HWB

hwb(197.5, 16.5%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a462a

Analogous

#2a8a76

#2a6e8a

#2a3e8a

Triadic

#2a6e8a

#8a2a6e

#6e8a2a

Split-complementary

#2a6e8a

#8a2a3e

#8a762a

Tetradic

#2a6e8a

#462a8a

#8a462a

#6e8a2a

Square

#2a6e8a

#762a8a

#8a462a

#3e8a2a

Shades

Color #2a6e8a mixed toward black.

#235c73

#1c495c

#153745

#0e252e

#071217

Tints

Color #2a6e8a mixed toward white.

#3790b4

#56a9cc

#81bfd8

#abd4e5

#d5eaf2

Tones

Color #2a6e8a mixed toward gray.

#326b82

#3a677a

#426472

#4a616a

#525d62

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.7:1

White text reads better on this background (5.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#505184 · ΔE 19.2

Deuteranopia

#4c4782 · ΔE 20.9

Tritanopia

#307f7e · ΔE 14.1

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 17.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2a6e8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a6e8a]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2a6e8a (#2a6e8a) is rgb(42, 110, 138) in RGB.

No, #2a6e8a 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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