#2b99c9

Color #2b99c9

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.13 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#2b99c9

RGB

rgb(43, 153, 201)

HSL

hsl(198.2, 64.8%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.2, 78.6%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(78.6%, 23.9%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(59.44, -13.95, -33.3)

LCH

lch(59.44, 36.1, 247.27)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.1186, 232.3)

HWB

hwb(198.2, 16.9%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c95b2b

Analogous

#2bc9aa

#2b99c9

#2b4ac9

Triadic

#2b99c9

#c92b99

#99c92b

Split-complementary

#2b99c9

#c92b4a

#c9aa2b

Tetradic

#2b99c9

#5b2bc9

#c95b2b

#99c92b

Square

#2b99c9

#aa2bc9

#c95b2b

#4ac92b

Shades

Color #2b99c9 mixed toward black.

#247fa7

#1d6686

#154c64

#0e3343

#071921

Tints

Color #2b99c9 mixed toward white.

#48acd8

#6dbde0

#91cde8

#b6deef

#daeef7

Tones

Color #2b99c9 mixed toward gray.

#3894bc

#458faf

#5289a1

#608494

#6d7f87

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6dbf · ΔE 23

Deuteranopia

#675ebc · ΔE 26.8

Tritanopia

#38b6b4 · ΔE 19.2

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b99c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b99c9]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2b99c9 (#2b99c9) is rgb(43, 153, 201) in RGB.

No, #2b99c9 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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