#2ca5bb

Color #2ca5bb

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 14.31 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#2ca5bb

RGB

rgb(44, 165, 187)

HSL

hsl(189.2, 61.9%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.2, 76.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(76.5%, 11.8%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(62.53, -24.87, -20.68)

LCH

lch(62.53, 32.34, 219.74)

OKLCH

oklch(66.7%, 0.1061, 212.96)

HWB

hwb(189.2, 17.3%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb422c

Analogous

#2cbb89

#2ca5bb

#2c5ebb

Triadic

#2ca5bb

#bb2ca5

#a5bb2c

Split-complementary

#2ca5bb

#bb2c5e

#bb892c

Tetradic

#2ca5bb

#422cbb

#bb422c

#a5bb2c

Square

#2ca5bb

#892cbb

#bb422c

#5ebb2c

Shades

Color #2ca5bb mixed toward black.

#258a9c

#1d6e7d

#16535e

#0f373e

#071c1f

Tints

Color #2ca5bb mixed toward white.

#43bdd3

#68cadc

#8ed7e4

#b4e4ed

#d9f2f6

Tones

Color #2ca5bb mixed toward gray.

#389daf

#4495a3

#508c97

#5c848b

#687c7f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7576b6 · ΔE 27.4

Deuteranopia

#6e65b5 · ΔE 31.4

Tritanopia

#3ab2b1 · ΔE 9.3

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 21.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2ca5bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2ca5bb]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#2ca5bb (#2ca5bb) is rgb(44, 165, 187) in RGB.

No, #2ca5bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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