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#2CAEDE

#2caede ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2caede is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 68.24% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.18% cyan, 21.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 196.18°, with 72.95% saturation and 52.16% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.5.

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Relative luminance0.3608

Complementary

  1. #2caede
  2. #de5c2c

Split complementary

  1. #2caede
  2. #de2c55
  3. #deb52c

Analogous

  1. #2cdeb5
  2. #2caede
  3. #2c55de

Triadic

  1. #2caede
  2. #de2cae
  3. #aede2c

Tetradic

  1. #2caede
  2. #5c2cde
  3. #de5c2c
  4. #aede2c

Square

  1. #2caede
  2. #b52cde
  3. #de5c2c
  4. #55de2c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f4b62
  2. #1a7fa4
  3. #2caede
  4. #6ec7e8
  5. #b0e1f3

Shades

#2caede mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2caede
  2. #289dc8
  3. #238bb2
  4. #1f7a9b
  5. #1a6885
  6. #16576f
  7. #124659
  8. #0d3443
  9. #09232c
  10. #041116
  11. #000000

Tints

#2caede mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2caede
  2. #41b6e1
  3. #56bee5
  4. #6bc6e8
  5. #80ceeb
  6. #96d7ef
  7. #abdff2
  8. #c0e7f5
  9. #d5eff8
  10. #eaf7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2caede mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2caede
  2. #34a9d5
  3. #3da5cb
  4. #45a0c2
  5. #4e9cb8
  6. #5697af
  7. #5e92a6
  8. #678e9c
  9. #6f8993
  10. #788589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83a7bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #95abe0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e9bdd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bbbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #79acdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #67a3de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b6cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2caede {
  color: #2caede;
}
Background
.bg-2caede {
  background-color: #2caede;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2caede {
  border: 2px solid #2caede;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2caede;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 174 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 73% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2caede {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2caede, #2c55de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2caede {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 174 222 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.50 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.60 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.11 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.07 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.86 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.13 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.75 #d35121 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2caede  rgb(44, 174, 222)  hsl(196, 73%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#de5c2c  rgb(222, 92, 44)  hsl(16, 73%, 52%)  Flame
#de2cae  rgb(222, 44, 174)  hsl(316, 73%, 52%)  Shocking Pink
#aede2c  rgb(174, 222, 44)  hsl(76, 73%, 52%)  June Bud