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#2CB4E2

#2cb4e2 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2cb4e2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 70.59% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.53% cyan, 20.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 195.16°, with 75.83% saturation and 52.94% 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 8.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 4.79.

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Relative luminance0.3867

Complementary

  1. #2cb4e2
  2. #e25a2c

Split complementary

  1. #2cb4e2
  2. #e22c59
  3. #e2b52c

Analogous

  1. #2ce2b5
  2. #2cb4e2
  3. #2c59e2

Triadic

  1. #2cb4e2
  2. #e22cb4
  3. #b4e22c

Tetradic

  1. #2cb4e2
  2. #5a2ce2
  3. #e25a2c
  4. #b4e22c

Square

  1. #2cb4e2
  2. #b52ce2
  3. #e25a2c
  4. #59e22c

Monochromatic

  1. #0e5067
  2. #1785aa
  3. #2cb4e2
  4. #6fcceb
  5. #b3e4f4

Shades

#2cb4e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2cb4e2
  2. #28a2cb
  3. #2390b5
  4. #1f7e9e
  5. #1a6c88
  6. #165a71
  7. #12485a
  8. #0d3644
  9. #09242d
  10. #041217
  11. #000000

Tints

#2cb4e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2cb4e2
  2. #41bce5
  3. #56c3e8
  4. #6bcbeb
  5. #80d2ee
  6. #96daf1
  7. #abe1f3
  8. #c0e9f6
  9. #d5f0f9
  10. #eaf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2cb4e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2cb4e2
  2. #34afd8
  3. #3daace
  4. #45a4c5
  5. #4e9fbb
  6. #569ab1
  7. #5e95a7
  8. #67909d
  9. #6f8a94
  10. #78858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87acc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9bb1e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #83a0e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c1c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7eb2e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6ba8e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bcd0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2cb4e2 {
  color: #2cb4e2;
}
Background
.bg-2cb4e2 {
  background-color: #2cb4e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2cb4e2 {
  border: 2px solid #2cb4e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2cb4e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 180 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 76% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2cb4e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cb4e2, #2c59e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2cb4e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 180 226 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.79 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.42 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.16 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.49 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.05 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.46 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.57 #d34b1d Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2cb4e2  rgb(44, 180, 226)  hsl(195, 76%, 53%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e25a2c  rgb(226, 90, 44)  hsl(15, 76%, 53%)  Flame
#e22cb4  rgb(226, 44, 180)  hsl(315, 76%, 53%)  Shocking Pink
#b4e22c  rgb(180, 226, 44)  hsl(75, 76%, 53%)  June Bud