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#2AB6EF

#2ab6ef ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2ab6ef is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 71.37% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.43% cyan, 23.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 197.36°, 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 9.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 2.62.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.4018

Complementary

  1. #2ab6ef
  2. #ef632a

Split complementary

  1. #2ab6ef
  2. #ef2a54
  3. #efc62a

Analogous

  1. #2aefc6
  2. #2ab6ef
  3. #2a54ef

Triadic

  1. #2ab6ef
  2. #ef2ab6
  3. #b6ef2a

Tetradic

  1. #2ab6ef
  2. #632aef
  3. #ef632a
  4. #b6ef2a

Square

  1. #2ab6ef
  2. #c62aef
  3. #ef632a
  4. #54ef2a

Monochromatic

  1. #095777
  2. #0e8bbe
  3. #2ab6ef
  4. #71cef4
  5. #b8e7fa

Shades

#2ab6ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2ab6ef
  2. #26a4d7
  3. #2292bf
  4. #1d7fa7
  5. #196d8f
  6. #155b78
  7. #114960
  8. #0d3748
  9. #082430
  10. #041218
  11. #000000

Tints

#2ab6ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2ab6ef
  2. #3fbdf1
  3. #55c5f2
  4. #6accf4
  5. #7fd3f5
  6. #95dbf7
  7. #aae2f9
  8. #bfe9fa
  9. #d4f0fc
  10. #eaf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2ab6ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2ab6ef
  2. #33b1e4
  3. #3babd9
  4. #44a6ce
  5. #4ca0c3
  6. #559bb8
  7. #5e96ac
  8. #6690a1
  9. #6f8b96
  10. #77858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89afc9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99b4f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #80a2ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c5c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7cb5f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #68aaee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bfd9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2ab6ef {
  color: #2ab6ef;
}
Background
.bg-2ab6ef {
  background-color: #2ab6ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2ab6ef {
  border: 2px solid #2ab6ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2ab6ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 182 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2ab6ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ab6ef, #2a54ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2ab6ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 182 239 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 2.62 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.65 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.60 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.52 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.69 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.79 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.52 #d54910 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2ab6ef  rgb(42, 182, 239)  hsl(197, 86%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef632a  rgb(239, 99, 42)  hsl(17, 86%, 55%)  Flame
#ef2ab6  rgb(239, 42, 182)  hsl(317, 86%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#b6ef2a  rgb(182, 239, 42)  hsl(77, 86%, 55%)  Spring Bud