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#2ACAEF

#2acaef ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2acaef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 79.22% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.43% cyan, 15.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 191.27°, with 86.03% saturation and 55.1% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.83.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.4897

Complementary

  1. #2acaef
  2. #ef4f2a

Split complementary

  1. #2acaef
  2. #ef2a68
  3. #efb22a

Analogous

  1. #2aefb2
  2. #2acaef
  3. #2a68ef

Triadic

  1. #2acaef
  2. #ef2aca
  3. #caef2a

Tetradic

  1. #2acaef
  2. #4f2aef
  3. #ef4f2a
  4. #caef2a

Square

  1. #2acaef
  2. #b22aef
  3. #ef4f2a
  4. #68ef2a

Monochromatic

  1. #096277
  2. #0e9dbe
  3. #2acaef
  4. #71dcf4
  5. #b8edfa

Shades

#2acaef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2acaef
  2. #26b6d7
  3. #22a2bf
  4. #1d8da7
  5. #19798f
  6. #156578
  7. #115160
  8. #0d3d48
  9. #082830
  10. #041418
  11. #000000

Tints

#2acaef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2acaef
  2. #3fcff1
  3. #55d5f2
  4. #6adaf4
  5. #7fdff5
  6. #95e5f7
  7. #aaeaf9
  8. #bfeffa
  9. #d4f4fc
  10. #eafafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2acaef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2acaef
  2. #33c3e4
  3. #3bbbd9
  4. #44b4ce
  5. #4cacc3
  6. #55a5b8
  7. #5e9eac
  8. #6696a1
  9. #6f8f96
  10. #77878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96c0d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3c4f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99b2ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d6d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90c6f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7cbcef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d2e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2acaef {
  color: #2acaef;
}
Background
.bg-2acaef {
  background-color: #2acaef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2acaef {
  border: 2px solid #2acaef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2acaef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 202 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2acaef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2acaef, #2a68ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2acaef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 202 239 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.83 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.43 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.75 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.04 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.51 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.83 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.06 #d53510 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#2acaef  rgb(42, 202, 239)  hsl(191, 86%, 55%)  Sky Blue
#ef4f2a  rgb(239, 79, 42)  hsl(11, 86%, 55%)  Coquelicot
#ef2aca  rgb(239, 42, 202)  hsl(311, 86%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#caef2a  rgb(202, 239, 42)  hsl(71, 86%, 55%)  Electric Lime