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#2EB5DE

#2eb5de ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2eb5de is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 70.98% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.28% cyan, 18.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 193.98°, with 72.73% saturation and 52.55% 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 8.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.89.

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Relative luminance0.389

Complementary

  1. #2eb5de
  2. #de572e

Split complementary

  1. #2eb5de
  2. #de2e5d
  3. #deaf2e

Analogous

  1. #2edeaf
  2. #2eb5de
  3. #2e5dde

Triadic

  1. #2eb5de
  2. #de2eb5
  3. #b5de2e

Tetradic

  1. #2eb5de
  2. #572ede
  3. #de572e
  4. #b5de2e

Square

  1. #2eb5de
  2. #af2ede
  3. #de572e
  4. #5dde2e

Monochromatic

  1. #105063
  2. #1a85a5
  3. #2eb5de
  4. #70cce8
  5. #b2e4f3

Shades

#2eb5de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2eb5de
  2. #29a3c8
  3. #2591b2
  4. #207f9b
  5. #1c6d85
  6. #175b6f
  7. #124859
  8. #0e3643
  9. #09242c
  10. #051216
  11. #000000

Tints

#2eb5de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2eb5de
  2. #43bce1
  3. #58c4e5
  4. #6dcbe8
  5. #82d3eb
  6. #97daef
  7. #abe1f2
  8. #c0e9f5
  9. #d5f0f8
  10. #eaf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2eb5de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2eb5de
  2. #36b0d5
  3. #3eaacb
  4. #47a5c2
  5. #4fa0b8
  6. #579baf
  7. #5f95a6
  8. #67909c
  9. #708b93
  10. #788589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88adc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9eb1e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #87a0de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c1c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80b3df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6ea9de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bdce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2eb5de {
  color: #2eb5de;
}
Background
.bg-2eb5de {
  background-color: #2eb5de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2eb5de {
  border: 2px solid #2eb5de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2eb5de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 181 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2eb5de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2eb5de, #2e5dde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2eb5de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 181 222 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.89 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.28 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.11 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.12 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.34 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.44 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.78 #d14a21 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2eb5de  rgb(46, 181, 222)  hsl(194, 73%, 53%)  Deep Sky Blue
#de572e  rgb(222, 87, 46)  hsl(14, 73%, 53%)  Flame
#de2eb5  rgb(222, 46, 181)  hsl(314, 73%, 53%)  Shocking Pink
#b5de2e  rgb(181, 222, 46)  hsl(74, 73%, 53%)  June Bud