#2c98be

Color #2c98be

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.93 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#2c98be

RGB

rgb(44, 152, 190)

HSL

hsl(195.6, 62.4%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195.6, 76.8%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(76.8%, 20%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(58.7, -17.07, -28.26)

LCH

lch(58.7, 33.02, 238.87)

OKLCH

oklch(63.7%, 0.1093, 226.52)

HWB

hwb(195.6, 17.3%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#be522c

Analogous

#2cbe9b

#2c98be

#2c4fbe

Triadic

#2c98be

#be2c98

#98be2c

Split-complementary

#2c98be

#be2c4f

#be9b2c

Tetradic

#2c98be

#522cbe

#be522c

#98be2c

Square

#2c98be

#9b2cbe

#be522c

#4fbe2c

Shades

Color #2c98be mixed toward black.

#257f9e

#1d657f

#164c5f

#0f333f

#071920

Tints

Color #2c98be mixed toward white.

#44aed4

#6abfdc

#8fcfe5

#b4dfee

#daeff6

Tones

Color #2c98be mixed toward gray.

#3892b2

#448ca6

#51879a

#5d818d

#697b81

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.34:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6db6 · ΔE 23.7

Deuteranopia

#665eb4 · ΔE 27.3

Tritanopia

#38afad · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 20.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2c98be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2c98be]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#2c98be (#2c98be) is rgb(44, 152, 190) in RGB.

No, #2c98be 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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