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#2AAEEC

#2aaeec ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2aaeec is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 68.24% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.2% cyan, 26.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 199.18°, with 83.62% saturation and 54.51% 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 8.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 4.82.

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Web safe#3399ff
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Relative luminance0.3682

Complementary

  1. #2aaeec
  2. #ec682a

Split complementary

  1. #2aaeec
  2. #ec2a4d
  3. #ecc92a

Analogous

  1. #2aecc9
  2. #2aaeec
  3. #2a4dec

Triadic

  1. #2aaeec
  2. #ec2aae
  3. #aeec2a

Tetradic

  1. #2aaeec
  2. #682aec
  3. #ec682a
  4. #aeec2a

Square

  1. #2aaeec
  2. #c92aec
  3. #ec682a
  4. #4dec2a

Monochromatic

  1. #0a5173
  2. #1183b9
  3. #2aaeec
  4. #70c9f2
  5. #b6e3f9

Shades

#2aaeec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2aaeec
  2. #269dd4
  3. #228bbd
  4. #1d7aa5
  5. #19688e
  6. #155776
  7. #11465e
  8. #0d3447
  9. #08232f
  10. #041118
  11. #000000

Tints

#2aaeec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2aaeec
  2. #3fb6ee
  3. #55bef0
  4. #6ac6f2
  5. #7fcef4
  6. #95d7f6
  7. #aadff7
  8. #bfe7f9
  9. #d4effb
  10. #eaf7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2aaeec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2aaeec
  2. #33a9e1
  3. #3ba5d6
  4. #44a0cc
  5. #4c9cc1
  6. #5597b6
  7. #5e92ab
  8. #668ea0
  9. #6f8996
  10. #77858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84a8c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #90adef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #769ceb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bec3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #74adee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #60a3eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b8d5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2aaeec {
  color: #2aaeec;
}
Background
.bg-2aaeec {
  background-color: #2aaeec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2aaeec {
  border: 2px solid #2aaeec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2aaeec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 174 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2aaeec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2aaeec, #2a4dec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2aaeec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 174 236 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.82 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.45 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.16 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.32 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.76 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.33 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 11.44 #d55113 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2aaeec  rgb(42, 174, 236)  hsl(199, 84%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ec682a  rgb(236, 104, 42)  hsl(19, 84%, 55%)  Persimmon
#ec2aae  rgb(236, 42, 174)  hsl(319, 84%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#aeec2a  rgb(174, 236, 42)  hsl(79, 84%, 55%)  Spring Bud