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#2CAED9

#2caed9 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2caed9 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 68.24% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.72% cyan, 19.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 194.91°, with 69.48% saturation and 51.18% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.41.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3582

Complementary

  1. #2caed9
  2. #d9572c

Split complementary

  1. #2caed9
  2. #d92c58
  3. #d9ad2c

Analogous

  1. #2cd9ad
  2. #2caed9
  3. #2c58d9

Triadic

  1. #2caed9
  2. #d92cae
  3. #aed92c

Tetradic

  1. #2caed9
  2. #572cd9
  3. #d9572c
  4. #aed92c

Square

  1. #2caed9
  2. #ad2cd9
  3. #d9572c
  4. #58d92c

Monochromatic

  1. #10495c
  2. #1c7d9c
  3. #2caed9
  4. #6dc7e5
  5. #aee0f0

Shades

#2caed9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2caed9
  2. #289dc3
  3. #238bae
  4. #1f7a98
  5. #1a6882
  6. #16576d
  7. #124657
  8. #0d3441
  9. #09232b
  10. #041116
  11. #000000

Tints

#2caed9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2caed9
  2. #41b6dd
  3. #56bee1
  4. #6bc6e4
  5. #80cee8
  6. #96d7ec
  7. #abdff0
  8. #c0e7f4
  9. #d5eff7
  10. #eaf7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2caed9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2caed9
  2. #34a9d0
  3. #3da5c7
  4. #45a0be
  5. #4e9cb5
  6. #5697ad
  7. #5e92a4
  8. #678e9b
  9. #6f8992
  10. #788589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82a7ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96aadb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #809ad8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bbbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7aacda ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #68a3d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b6c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2caed9 {
  color: #2caed9;
}
Background
.bg-2caed9 {
  background-color: #2caed9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2caed9 {
  border: 2px solid #2caed9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2caed9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 174 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 69% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2caed9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2caed9, #2c58d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2caed9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 174 217 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.41 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.76 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.44 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.47 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.72 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.73 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.66 #d35126 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2caed9  rgb(44, 174, 217)  hsl(195, 69%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#d9572c  rgb(217, 87, 44)  hsl(15, 69%, 51%)  Flame
#d92cae  rgb(217, 44, 174)  hsl(315, 69%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#aed92c  rgb(174, 217, 44)  hsl(75, 69%, 51%)  June Bud