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#2AB4EF

#2ab4ef ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2ab4ef is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 70.59% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.43% cyan, 24.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 197.97°, with 86.03% saturation and 55.1% 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 8.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.06.

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Relative luminance0.3937

Complementary

  1. #2ab4ef
  2. #ef652a

Split complementary

  1. #2ab4ef
  2. #ef2a52
  3. #efc82a

Analogous

  1. #2aefc8
  2. #2ab4ef
  3. #2a52ef

Triadic

  1. #2ab4ef
  2. #ef2ab4
  3. #b4ef2a

Tetradic

  1. #2ab4ef
  2. #652aef
  3. #ef652a
  4. #b4ef2a

Square

  1. #2ab4ef
  2. #c82aef
  3. #ef652a
  4. #52ef2a

Monochromatic

  1. #095677
  2. #0e8abe
  3. #2ab4ef
  4. #71cdf4
  5. #b8e6fa

Shades

#2ab4ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2ab4ef
  2. #26a2d7
  3. #2290bf
  4. #1d7ea7
  5. #196c8f
  6. #155a78
  7. #114860
  8. #0d3648
  9. #082430
  10. #041218
  11. #000000

Tints

#2ab4ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2ab4ef
  2. #3fbcf1
  3. #55c3f2
  4. #6acbf4
  5. #7fd2f5
  6. #95daf7
  7. #aae1f9
  8. #bfe9fa
  9. #d4f0fc
  10. #eaf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2ab4ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2ab4ef
  2. #33afe4
  3. #3baad9
  4. #44a4ce
  5. #4c9fc3
  6. #559ab8
  7. #5e95ac
  8. #6690a1
  9. #6f8a96
  10. #77858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88adc9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96b2f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7da1ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c4c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ab3f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #66a9ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bed9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2ab4ef {
  color: #2ab4ef;
}
Background
.bg-2ab4ef {
  background-color: #2ab4ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2ab4ef {
  border: 2px solid #2ab4ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2ab4ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 180 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2ab4ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ab4ef, #2a52ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2ab4ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 180 239 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.06 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.64 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.00 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.10 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.74 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.12 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.02 #d54b10 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2ab4ef  rgb(42, 180, 239)  hsl(198, 86%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef652a  rgb(239, 101, 42)  hsl(18, 86%, 55%)  Persimmon
#ef2ab4  rgb(239, 42, 180)  hsl(318, 86%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#b4ef2a  rgb(180, 239, 42)  hsl(78, 86%, 55%)  Spring Bud