#2bb5dd

Color #2bb5dd

A vivid, highly saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Deep Sky Blue #00bfff · ΔE 13.67 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#2bb5dd

RGB

rgb(43, 181, 221)

HSL

hsl(193.5, 72.4%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193.5, 80.5%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(80.5%, 18.1%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(68.59, -22.05, -30.21)

LCH

lch(68.59, 37.4, 233.87)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.1245, 222.88)

HWB

hwb(193.5, 16.9%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dd532b

Analogous

#2bddac

#2bb5dd

#2b5cdd

Triadic

#2bb5dd

#dd2bb5

#b5dd2b

Split-complementary

#2bb5dd

#dd2b5c

#ddac2b

Tetradic

#2bb5dd

#532bdd

#dd532b

#b5dd2b

Square

#2bb5dd

#ac2bdd

#dd532b

#5cdd2b

Shades

Color #2bb5dd mixed toward black.

#1e9abe

#187b98

#125c72

#0c3e4c

#061f26

Tints

Color #2bb5dd mixed toward white.

#4ec1e3

#72cee8

#95daee

#b8e6f4

#dcf3f9

Tones

Color #2bb5dd mixed toward gray.

#3aadce

#49a5bf

#589db1

#6694a2

#758c93

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f81d4 · ΔE 26.5

Deuteranopia

#786ed2 · ΔE 30.7

Tritanopia

#3dcdcb · ΔE 15.4

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2bb5dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2bb5dd]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#2bb5dd (#2bb5dd) is rgb(43, 181, 221) in RGB.

No, #2bb5dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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