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#2CBCEF

#2cbcef ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2cbcef is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 73.73% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.59% cyan, 21.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 195.69°, 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 9.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 2.8.

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Relative luminance0.4273

Complementary

  1. #2cbcef
  2. #ef5f2c

Split complementary

  1. #2cbcef
  2. #ef2c5b
  3. #efc02c

Analogous

  1. #2cefc0
  2. #2cbcef
  3. #2c5bef

Triadic

  1. #2cbcef
  2. #ef2cbc
  3. #bcef2c

Tetradic

  1. #2cbcef
  2. #5f2cef
  3. #ef5f2c
  4. #bcef2c

Square

  1. #2cbcef
  2. #c02cef
  3. #ef5f2c
  4. #5bef2c

Monochromatic

  1. #095c79
  2. #0f92c0
  3. #2cbcef
  4. #73d3f4
  5. #bae9fa

Shades

#2cbcef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2cbcef
  2. #28a9d7
  3. #2396bf
  4. #1f84a7
  5. #1a718f
  6. #165e78
  7. #124b60
  8. #0d3848
  9. #092630
  10. #041318
  11. #000000

Tints

#2cbcef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2cbcef
  2. #41c3f1
  3. #56c9f2
  4. #6bd0f4
  5. #80d7f5
  6. #96def7
  7. #abe4f9
  8. #c0ebfa
  9. #d5f2fc
  10. #eaf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2cbcef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2cbcef
  2. #34b6e4
  3. #3db0d9
  4. #45aace
  5. #4ea4c3
  6. #569eb8
  7. #5e98ac
  8. #6792a1
  9. #6f8c96
  10. #78868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8db4cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1b9f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #88a7ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cacd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #82baf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6eb0ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c5db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2cbcef {
  color: #2cbcef;
}
Background
.bg-2cbcef {
  background-color: #2cbcef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2cbcef {
  border: 2px solid #2cbcef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2cbcef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 188 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2cbcef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cbcef, #2c5bef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2cbcef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 188 239 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 2.80 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.09 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.08 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.19 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.30 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.83 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.45 #d34310 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2cbcef  rgb(44, 188, 239)  hsl(196, 86%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef5f2c  rgb(239, 95, 44)  hsl(16, 86%, 55%)  Flame
#ef2cbc  rgb(239, 44, 188)  hsl(316, 86%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#bcef2c  rgb(188, 239, 44)  hsl(76, 86%, 55%)  Electric Lime