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#2CB2EA

#2cb2ea ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2cb2ea is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 69.8% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.2% cyan, 23.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 197.68°, with 81.9% saturation and 54.51% 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 8.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.69.

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Relative luminance0.3832

Complementary

  1. #2cb2ea
  2. #ea642c

Split complementary

  1. #2cb2ea
  2. #ea2c53
  3. #eac32c

Analogous

  1. #2ceac3
  2. #2cb2ea
  3. #2c53ea

Triadic

  1. #2cb2ea
  2. #ea2cb2
  3. #b2ea2c

Tetradic

  1. #2cb2ea
  2. #642cea
  3. #ea642c
  4. #b2ea2c

Square

  1. #2cb2ea
  2. #c32cea
  3. #ea642c
  4. #53ea2c

Monochromatic

  1. #0b5472
  2. #1287b7
  3. #2cb2ea
  4. #72cbf1
  5. #b7e5f8

Shades

#2cb2ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2cb2ea
  2. #28a0d3
  3. #238ebb
  4. #1f7da4
  5. #1a6b8c
  6. #165975
  7. #12475e
  8. #0d3546
  9. #09242f
  10. #041217
  11. #000000

Tints

#2cb2ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2cb2ea
  2. #41baec
  3. #56c1ee
  4. #6bc9f0
  5. #80d1f2
  6. #96d9f5
  7. #abe0f7
  8. #c0e8f9
  9. #d5f0fb
  10. #eaf7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2cb2ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2cb2ea
  2. #34addf
  3. #3da8d5
  4. #45a3ca
  5. #4e9ec0
  6. #5699b5
  7. #5e94aa
  8. #678fa0
  9. #6f8a95
  10. #78858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86abc5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96b0ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d9fe9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c1c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #79b1ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #66a7e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bbd5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2cb2ea {
  color: #2cb2ea;
}
Background
.bg-2cb2ea {
  background-color: #2cb2ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2cb2ea {
  border: 2px solid #2cb2ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2cb2ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 178 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 82% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2cb2ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cb2ea, #2c53ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2cb2ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 178 234 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.69 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.64 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.17 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.88 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.20 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.53 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.23 #d34d15 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2cb2ea  rgb(44, 178, 234)  hsl(198, 82%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ea642c  rgb(234, 100, 44)  hsl(18, 82%, 55%)  Flame
#ea2cb2  rgb(234, 44, 178)  hsl(318, 82%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#b2ea2c  rgb(178, 234, 44)  hsl(78, 82%, 55%)  Inchworm