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#2DC5EA

#2dc5ea ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2dc5ea is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 77.25% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.77% cyan, 15.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 191.75°, with 81.82% saturation and 54.71% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.01.

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Relative luminance0.4643

Complementary

  1. #2dc5ea
  2. #ea522d

Split complementary

  1. #2dc5ea
  2. #ea2d67
  3. #eab12d

Analogous

  1. #2deab1
  2. #2dc5ea
  3. #2d67ea

Triadic

  1. #2dc5ea
  2. #ea2dc5
  3. #c5ea2d

Tetradic

  1. #2dc5ea
  2. #522dea
  3. #ea522d
  4. #c5ea2d

Square

  1. #2dc5ea
  2. #b12dea
  3. #ea522d
  4. #67ea2d

Monochromatic

  1. #0b5e73
  2. #1298b8
  3. #2dc5ea
  4. #73d8f1
  5. #b8ebf8

Shades

#2dc5ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2dc5ea
  2. #29b1d3
  3. #249ebb
  4. #208aa4
  5. #1b768c
  6. #176375
  7. #124f5e
  8. #0e3b46
  9. #09272f
  10. #051417
  11. #000000

Tints

#2dc5ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2dc5ea
  2. #42cbec
  3. #57d1ee
  4. #6cd6f0
  5. #81dcf2
  6. #96e2f5
  7. #abe8f7
  8. #c0eef9
  9. #d5f3fb
  10. #eaf9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2dc5ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2dc5ea
  2. #35bedf
  3. #3eb7d5
  4. #46b0ca
  5. #4ea9c0
  6. #57a3b5
  7. #5f9caa
  8. #6795a0
  9. #6f8e95
  10. #78878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92bccd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aebfec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95aeea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d1d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8dc2eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79b8ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ccdb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2dc5ea {
  color: #2dc5ea;
}
Background
.bg-2dc5ea {
  background-color: #2dc5ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2dc5ea {
  border: 2px solid #2dc5ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2dc5ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 197 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 82% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2dc5ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2dc5ea, #2d67ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2dc5ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 197 234 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.01 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.18 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.60 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.08 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.02 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.14 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 11.36 #d23a15 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#2dc5ea  rgb(45, 197, 234)  hsl(192, 82%, 55%)  Sky Blue
#ea522d  rgb(234, 82, 45)  hsl(12, 82%, 55%)  Flame
#ea2dc5  rgb(234, 45, 197)  hsl(312, 82%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#c5ea2d  rgb(197, 234, 45)  hsl(72, 82%, 55%)  Pear