#2e88ad

Color #2e88ad

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.04 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2e88ad

RGB

rgb(46, 136, 173)

HSL

hsl(197.5, 58%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.5, 73.4%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(73.4%, 21.4%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(53.17, -13.87, -27.13)

LCH

lch(53.17, 30.47, 242.92)

OKLCH

oklch(59%, 0.1, 229.62)

HWB

hwb(197.5, 18%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ad532e

Analogous

#2ead92

#2e88ad

#2e48ad

Triadic

#2e88ad

#ad2e88

#88ad2e

Split-complementary

#2e88ad

#ad2e48

#ad922e

Tetradic

#2e88ad

#532ead

#ad532e

#88ad2e

Square

#2e88ad

#922ead

#ad532e

#48ad2e

Shades

Color #2e88ad mixed toward black.

#267190

#1f5b73

#174456

#0f2d3a

#08171d

Tints

Color #2e88ad mixed toward white.

#3fa3cc

#66b5d6

#8cc8e0

#b2daeb

#d9edf5

Tones

Color #2e88ad mixed toward gray.

#3983a2

#437f98

#4e7b8d

#587683

#637278

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6263a5 · ΔE 21.4

Deuteranopia

#5d56a3 · ΔE 24.3

Tritanopia

#379e9d · ΔE 16.2

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2e88ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2e88ad]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2e88ad (#2e88ad) is rgb(46, 136, 173) in RGB.

No, #2e88ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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