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#2AB3E5

#2ab3e5 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2ab3e5 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 70.2% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.66% cyan, 21.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 196.04°, with 78.24% saturation and 53.14% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 4.18.

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Relative luminance0.3839

Complementary

  1. #2ab3e5
  2. #e55c2a

Split complementary

  1. #2ab3e5
  2. #e52a56
  3. #e5b92a

Analogous

  1. #2ae5b9
  2. #2ab3e5
  3. #2a56e5

Triadic

  1. #2ab3e5
  2. #e52ab3
  3. #b3e52a

Tetradic

  1. #2ab3e5
  2. #5c2ae5
  3. #e55c2a
  4. #b3e52a

Square

  1. #2ab3e5
  2. #b92ae5
  3. #e55c2a
  4. #56e52a

Monochromatic

  1. #0d5069
  2. #1585ad
  3. #2ab3e5
  4. #6ecbed
  5. #b2e4f6

Shades

#2ab3e5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2ab3e5
  2. #26a1ce
  3. #228fb7
  4. #1d7da0
  5. #196b89
  6. #155a73
  7. #11485c
  8. #0d3645
  9. #08242e
  10. #041217
  11. #000000

Tints

#2ab3e5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2ab3e5
  2. #3fbbe8
  3. #55c2ea
  4. #6acaed
  5. #7fd1ef
  6. #95d9f2
  7. #aae1f5
  8. #bfe8f7
  9. #d4f0fa
  10. #eaf7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2ab3e5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2ab3e5
  2. #33aedb
  3. #3ba9d1
  4. #44a4c7
  5. #4c9fbd
  6. #559ab3
  7. #5e94a8
  8. #668f9e
  9. #6f8a94
  10. #77858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86acc3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99b0e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #819fe4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c1c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7bb1e6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #69a7e5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bcd2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2ab3e5 {
  color: #2ab3e5;
}
Background
.bg-2ab3e5 {
  background-color: #2ab3e5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2ab3e5 {
  border: 2px solid #2ab3e5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2ab3e5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 179 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 78% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2ab3e5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ab3e5, #2a56e5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2ab3e5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 179 229 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.18 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.48 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.68 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.97 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.56 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.68 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.85 #d54c1a Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2ab3e5  rgb(42, 179, 229)  hsl(196, 78%, 53%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e55c2a  rgb(229, 92, 42)  hsl(16, 78%, 53%)  Flame
#e52ab3  rgb(229, 42, 179)  hsl(316, 78%, 53%)  Shocking Pink
#b3e52a  rgb(179, 229, 42)  hsl(76, 78%, 53%)  Inchworm