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#2EAEE9

#2eaee9 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2eaee9 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 68.24% green and 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.26% cyan, 25.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 198.93°, with 80.95% saturation and 54.71% 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 8.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 4.76.

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Relative luminance0.3674

Complementary

  1. #2eaee9
  2. #e9692e

Split complementary

  1. #2eaee9
  2. #e92e51
  3. #e9c72e

Analogous

  1. #2ee9c7
  2. #2eaee9
  3. #2e51e9

Triadic

  1. #2eaee9
  2. #e92eae
  3. #aee92e

Tetradic

  1. #2eaee9
  2. #692ee9
  3. #e9692e
  4. #aee92e

Square

  1. #2eaee9
  2. #c72ee9
  3. #e9692e
  4. #51e92e

Monochromatic

  1. #0c5272
  2. #1384b7
  3. #2eaee9
  4. #73c9f0
  5. #b8e4f8

Shades

#2eaee9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2eaee9
  2. #299dd2
  3. #258bba
  4. #207aa3
  5. #1c688c
  6. #175775
  7. #12465d
  8. #0e3446
  9. #09232f
  10. #051117
  11. #000000

Tints

#2eaee9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2eaee9
  2. #43b6eb
  3. #58beed
  4. #6dc6f0
  5. #82cef2
  6. #97d7f4
  7. #abdff6
  8. #c0e7f8
  9. #d5effb
  10. #eaf7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2eaee9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2eaee9
  2. #36a9df
  3. #3ea5d4
  4. #47a0ca
  5. #4f9cbf
  6. #5797b5
  7. #5f92aa
  8. #678ea0
  9. #708995
  10. #78858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84a8c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #91adec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #789ce8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bec2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #76adeb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #63a3e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b8d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2eaee9 {
  color: #2eaee9;
}
Background
.bg-2eaee9 {
  background-color: #2eaee9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2eaee9 {
  border: 2px solid #2eaee9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2eaee9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 174 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 81% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2eaee9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2eaee9, #2e51e9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2eaee9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 174 233 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.76 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.45 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.12 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.42 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.33 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.26 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 11.01 #d15116 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2eaee9  rgb(46, 174, 233)  hsl(199, 81%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e9692e  rgb(233, 105, 46)  hsl(19, 81%, 55%)  Persimmon
#e92eae  rgb(233, 46, 174)  hsl(319, 81%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#aee92e  rgb(174, 233, 46)  hsl(79, 81%, 55%)  Inchworm