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#2AAEE9

#2aaee9 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2aaee9 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 68.24% green and 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.97% cyan, 25.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 198.53°, with 81.28% saturation and 53.92% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 4.73.

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Web safe#3399ff
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Relative luminance0.3665

Complementary

  1. #2aaee9
  2. #e9652a

Split complementary

  1. #2aaee9
  2. #e92a4f
  3. #e9c42a

Analogous

  1. #2ae9c4
  2. #2aaee9
  3. #2a4fe9

Triadic

  1. #2aaee9
  2. #e92aae
  3. #aee92a

Tetradic

  1. #2aaee9
  2. #652ae9
  3. #e9652a
  4. #aee92a

Square

  1. #2aaee9
  2. #c42ae9
  3. #e9652a
  4. #4fe92a

Monochromatic

  1. #0b506f
  2. #1382b4
  3. #2aaee9
  4. #6fc8f0
  5. #b5e3f7

Shades

#2aaee9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2aaee9
  2. #269dd2
  3. #228bba
  4. #1d7aa3
  5. #19688c
  6. #155775
  7. #11465d
  8. #0d3446
  9. #08232f
  10. #041117
  11. #000000

Tints

#2aaee9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2aaee9
  2. #3fb6eb
  3. #55beed
  4. #6ac6f0
  5. #7fcef2
  6. #95d7f4
  7. #aadff6
  8. #bfe7f8
  9. #d4effb
  10. #eaf7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2aaee9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2aaee9
  2. #33a9df
  3. #3ba5d4
  4. #44a0ca
  5. #4c9cbf
  6. #5597b5
  7. #5e92aa
  8. #668ea0
  9. #6f8995
  10. #77858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84a8c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #91adec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #789be8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bec2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #75adeb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #62a3e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b8d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2aaee9 {
  color: #2aaee9;
}
Background
.bg-2aaee9 {
  background-color: #2aaee9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2aaee9 {
  border: 2px solid #2aaee9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2aaee9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 174 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 81% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2aaee9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2aaee9, #2a4fe9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2aaee9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 174 233 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.73 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.57 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.28 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.57 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.38 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.36 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.91 #d55116 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2aaee9  rgb(42, 174, 233)  hsl(199, 81%, 54%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e9652a  rgb(233, 101, 42)  hsl(19, 81%, 54%)  Persimmon
#e92aae  rgb(233, 42, 174)  hsl(319, 81%, 54%)  Shocking Pink
#aee92a  rgb(174, 233, 42)  hsl(79, 81%, 54%)  Inchworm