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#2EB3DC

#2eb3dc ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2eb3dc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 70.2% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.09% cyan, 18.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 194.14°, with 71.31% saturation and 52.16% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.09.

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Relative luminance0.3799

Complementary

  1. #2eb3dc
  2. #dc572e

Split complementary

  1. #2eb3dc
  2. #dc2e5c
  3. #dcae2e

Analogous

  1. #2edcae
  2. #2eb3dc
  3. #2e5cdc

Triadic

  1. #2eb3dc
  2. #dc2eb3
  3. #b3dc2e

Tetradic

  1. #2eb3dc
  2. #572edc
  3. #dc572e
  4. #b3dc2e

Square

  1. #2eb3dc
  2. #ae2edc
  3. #dc572e
  4. #5cdc2e

Monochromatic

  1. #104e61
  2. #1b82a2
  3. #2eb3dc
  4. #70cbe7
  5. #b1e3f2

Shades

#2eb3dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2eb3dc
  2. #29a1c6
  3. #258fb0
  4. #207d9a
  5. #1c6b84
  6. #175a6e
  7. #124858
  8. #0e3642
  9. #09242c
  10. #051216
  11. #000000

Tints

#2eb3dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2eb3dc
  2. #43bbe0
  3. #58c2e3
  4. #6dcae7
  5. #82d1ea
  6. #97d9ee
  7. #abe1f1
  8. #c0e8f5
  9. #d5f0f8
  10. #eaf7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2eb3dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2eb3dc
  2. #36aed3
  3. #3ea9ca
  4. #47a4c0
  5. #4f9fb7
  6. #579aae
  7. #5f94a5
  8. #678f9c
  9. #708a92
  10. #788589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86abbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9cafde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #859fdc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bfc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7eb1dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6da7dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bbcc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2eb3dc {
  color: #2eb3dc;
}
Background
.bg-2eb3dc {
  background-color: #2eb3dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2eb3dc {
  border: 2px solid #2eb3dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2eb3dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 179 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2eb3dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2eb3dc, #2e5cdc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2eb3dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 179 220 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.09 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.04 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.70 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.50 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.51 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.51 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.57 #d14c23 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2eb3dc  rgb(46, 179, 220)  hsl(194, 71%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#dc572e  rgb(220, 87, 46)  hsl(14, 71%, 52%)  Flame
#dc2eb3  rgb(220, 46, 179)  hsl(314, 71%, 52%)  Shocking Pink
#b3dc2e  rgb(179, 220, 46)  hsl(74, 71%, 52%)  June Bud