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#2CB4EF

#2cb4ef ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2cb4ef is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 70.59% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.59% cyan, 24.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 198.15°, 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 8.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.07.

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Relative luminance0.3941

Complementary

  1. #2cb4ef
  2. #ef672c

Split complementary

  1. #2cb4ef
  2. #ef2c53
  3. #efc82c

Analogous

  1. #2cefc8
  2. #2cb4ef
  3. #2c53ef

Triadic

  1. #2cb4ef
  2. #ef2cb4
  3. #b4ef2c

Tetradic

  1. #2cb4ef
  2. #672cef
  3. #ef672c
  4. #b4ef2c

Square

  1. #2cb4ef
  2. #c82cef
  3. #ef672c
  4. #53ef2c

Monochromatic

  1. #095779
  2. #0f8ac0
  3. #2cb4ef
  4. #73cdf4
  5. #bae7fa

Shades

#2cb4ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2cb4ef
  2. #28a2d7
  3. #2390bf
  4. #1f7ea7
  5. #1a6c8f
  6. #165a78
  7. #124860
  8. #0d3648
  9. #092430
  10. #041218
  11. #000000

Tints

#2cb4ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2cb4ef
  2. #41bcf1
  3. #56c3f2
  4. #6bcbf4
  5. #80d2f5
  6. #96daf7
  7. #abe1f9
  8. #c0e9fa
  9. #d5f0fc
  10. #eaf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2cb4ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2cb4ef
  2. #34afe4
  3. #3daad9
  4. #45a4ce
  5. #4e9fc3
  6. #569ab8
  7. #5e95ac
  8. #6790a1
  9. #6f8a96
  10. #78858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88adc9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #97b2f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7da1ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c4c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ab3f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #66a9ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bed9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2cb4ef {
  color: #2cb4ef;
}
Background
.bg-2cb4ef {
  background-color: #2cb4ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2cb4ef {
  border: 2px solid #2cb4ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2cb4ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 180 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2cb4ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cb4ef, #2c53ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2cb4ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 180 239 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.07 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.57 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.96 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.03 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.71 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.06 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.99 #d34b10 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2cb4ef  rgb(44, 180, 239)  hsl(198, 86%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef672c  rgb(239, 103, 44)  hsl(18, 86%, 55%)  Persimmon
#ef2cb4  rgb(239, 44, 180)  hsl(318, 86%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#b4ef2c  rgb(180, 239, 44)  hsl(78, 86%, 55%)  Spring Bud