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#2AB3EC

#2ab3ec ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2ab3ec is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 70.2% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.2% cyan, 24.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 197.63°, 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 8.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.38.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.3879

Complementary

  1. #2ab3ec
  2. #ec632a

Split complementary

  1. #2ab3ec
  2. #ec2a52
  3. #ecc42a

Analogous

  1. #2aecc4
  2. #2ab3ec
  3. #2a52ec

Triadic

  1. #2ab3ec
  2. #ec2ab3
  3. #b3ec2a

Tetradic

  1. #2ab3ec
  2. #632aec
  3. #ec632a
  4. #b3ec2a

Square

  1. #2ab3ec
  2. #c42aec
  3. #ec632a
  4. #52ec2a

Monochromatic

  1. #0a5473
  2. #1187b9
  3. #2ab3ec
  4. #70ccf2
  5. #b6e5f9

Shades

#2ab3ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2ab3ec
  2. #26a1d4
  3. #228fbd
  4. #1d7da5
  5. #196b8e
  6. #155a76
  7. #11485e
  8. #0d3647
  9. #08242f
  10. #041218
  11. #000000

Tints

#2ab3ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2ab3ec
  2. #3fbbee
  3. #55c2f0
  4. #6acaf2
  5. #7fd1f4
  6. #95d9f6
  7. #aae1f7
  8. #bfe8f9
  9. #d4f0fb
  10. #eaf7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2ab3ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2ab3ec
  2. #33aee1
  3. #3ba9d6
  4. #44a4cc
  5. #4c9fc1
  6. #559ab6
  7. #5e94ab
  8. #668fa0
  9. #6f8a96
  10. #77858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87acc7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96b1ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7da0eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c2c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ab2ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #66a8eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bcd6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2ab3ec {
  color: #2ab3ec;
}
Background
.bg-2ab3ec {
  background-color: #2ab3ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2ab3ec {
  border: 2px solid #2ab3ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2ab3ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 179 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2ab3ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ab3ec, #2a52ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2ab3ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 179 236 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.38 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.87 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.00 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.05 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.42 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.36 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.11 #d54c13 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2ab3ec  rgb(42, 179, 236)  hsl(198, 84%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ec632a  rgb(236, 99, 42)  hsl(18, 84%, 55%)  Flame
#ec2ab3  rgb(236, 42, 179)  hsl(318, 84%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#b3ec2a  rgb(179, 236, 42)  hsl(78, 84%, 55%)  Spring Bud