#2b9bd1

Color #2b9bd1

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.1 Nearest Tailwind class sky-500 #00a6f4 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#2b9bd1

RGB

rgb(43, 155, 209)

HSL

hsl(199.5, 65.9%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.5, 79.4%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(79.4%, 25.8%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(60.39, -12.26, -36.3)

LCH

lch(60.39, 38.31, 251.34)

OKLCH

oklch(65.3%, 0.125, 235.06)

HWB

hwb(199.5, 16.9%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1612b

Analogous

#2bd1b4

#2b9bd1

#2b48d1

Triadic

#2b9bd1

#d12b9b

#9bd12b

Split-complementary

#2b9bd1

#d12b48

#d1b42b

Tetradic

#2b9bd1

#612bd1

#d1612b

#9bd12b

Square

#2b9bd1

#b42bd1

#d1612b

#48d12b

Shades

Color #2b9bd1 mixed toward black.

#2481ae

#1d678b

#154e68

#0e3446

#071a23

Tints

Color #2b9bd1 mixed toward white.

#4dacda

#70bde2

#94cde9

#b8def0

#dbeef8

Tones

Color #2b9bd1 mixed toward gray.

#3996c3

#4791b5

#548ca7

#62889a

#70838c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6fc6 · ΔE 22.5

Deuteranopia

#685fc3 · ΔE 26.7

Tritanopia

#38bcba · ΔE 20.9

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2b9bd1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2b9bd1]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Charcoal #36454f

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2b9bd1 (#2b9bd1) is rgb(43, 155, 209) in RGB.

No, #2b9bd1 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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