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#2CAFDF

#2cafdf ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2cafdf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 68.63% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.27% cyan, 21.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 196.09°, with 73.66% saturation and 52.35% 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 8.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.29.

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Relative luminance0.3652

Complementary

  1. #2cafdf
  2. #df5c2c

Split complementary

  1. #2cafdf
  2. #df2c55
  3. #dfb52c

Analogous

  1. #2cdfb5
  2. #2cafdf
  3. #2c55df

Triadic

  1. #2cafdf
  2. #df2caf
  3. #afdf2c

Tetradic

  1. #2cafdf
  2. #5c2cdf
  3. #df5c2c
  4. #afdf2c

Square

  1. #2cafdf
  2. #b52cdf
  3. #df5c2c
  4. #55df2c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f4c63
  2. #1980a5
  3. #2cafdf
  4. #6ec8e9
  5. #b1e1f3

Shades

#2cafdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2cafdf
  2. #289ec9
  3. #238cb2
  4. #1f7b9c
  5. #1a6986
  6. #165870
  7. #124659
  8. #0d3543
  9. #09232d
  10. #041216
  11. #000000

Tints

#2cafdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2cafdf
  2. #41b7e2
  3. #56bfe5
  4. #6bc7e9
  5. #80cfec
  6. #96d7ef
  7. #abdff2
  8. #c0e7f5
  9. #d5eff9
  10. #eaf7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2cafdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2cafdf
  2. #34aad6
  3. #3da6cc
  4. #45a1c3
  5. #4e9cb9
  6. #5698b0
  7. #5e93a6
  8. #678e9d
  9. #6f8993
  10. #78858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84a8be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96ace1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e9cde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bdbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #79ade0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #67a4df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b7cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2cafdf {
  color: #2cafdf;
}
Background
.bg-2cafdf {
  background-color: #2cafdf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2cafdf {
  border: 2px solid #2cafdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2cafdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 175 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 74% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2cafdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cafdf, #2c55df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2cafdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 175 223 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.29 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.80 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.16 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.18 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.71 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.35 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.54 #d35020 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2cafdf  rgb(44, 175, 223)  hsl(196, 74%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#df5c2c  rgb(223, 92, 44)  hsl(16, 74%, 52%)  Flame
#df2caf  rgb(223, 44, 175)  hsl(316, 74%, 52%)  Shocking Pink
#afdf2c  rgb(175, 223, 44)  hsl(76, 74%, 52%)  June Bud