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#2CB1EF

#2cb1ef ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2cb1ef is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 69.41% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.59% cyan, 25.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 199.08°, with 85.9% saturation and 55.49% 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 8.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 4.

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Relative luminance0.3821

Complementary

  1. #2cb1ef
  2. #ef6a2c

Split complementary

  1. #2cb1ef
  2. #ef2c4f
  3. #efcc2c

Analogous

  1. #2cefcc
  2. #2cb1ef
  3. #2c4fef

Triadic

  1. #2cb1ef
  2. #ef2cb1
  3. #b1ef2c

Tetradic

  1. #2cb1ef
  2. #6a2cef
  3. #ef6a2c
  4. #b1ef2c

Square

  1. #2cb1ef
  2. #cc2cef
  3. #ef6a2c
  4. #4fef2c

Monochromatic

  1. #095579
  2. #0f88c0
  3. #2cb1ef
  4. #73cbf4
  5. #bae6fa

Shades

#2cb1ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2cb1ef
  2. #289fd7
  3. #238ebf
  4. #1f7ca7
  5. #1a6a8f
  6. #165978
  7. #124760
  8. #0d3548
  9. #092330
  10. #041218
  11. #000000

Tints

#2cb1ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2cb1ef
  2. #41b9f1
  3. #56c1f2
  4. #6bc8f4
  5. #80d0f5
  6. #96d8f7
  7. #abe0f9
  8. #c0e8fa
  9. #d5effc
  10. #eaf7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2cb1ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2cb1ef
  2. #34ace4
  3. #3da7d9
  4. #45a2ce
  5. #4e9dc3
  6. #5699b8
  7. #5e94ac
  8. #678fa1
  9. #6f8a96
  10. #78858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86abc8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #93b0f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #799eee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c1c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #77b0f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #63a6ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bbd8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2cb1ef {
  color: #2cb1ef;
}
Background
.bg-2cb1ef {
  background-color: #2cb1ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2cb1ef {
  border: 2px solid #2cb1ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2cb1ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 177 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2cb1ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cb1ef, #2c4fef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2cb1ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 177 239 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.00 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.12 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.73 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.47 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.87 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.64 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.78 #d34e10 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2cb1ef  rgb(44, 177, 239)  hsl(199, 86%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef6a2c  rgb(239, 106, 44)  hsl(19, 86%, 55%)  Persimmon
#ef2cb1  rgb(239, 44, 177)  hsl(319, 86%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#b1ef2c  rgb(177, 239, 44)  hsl(79, 86%, 55%)  Spring Bud