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#2FCAE5

#2fcae5 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2fcae5 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 79.22% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.48% cyan, 11.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 188.9°, with 77.78% saturation and 54.12% 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 10.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.89.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.485

Complementary

  1. #2fcae5
  2. #e54a2f

Split complementary

  1. #2fcae5
  2. #e52f6f
  3. #e5a52f

Analogous

  1. #2fe5a5
  2. #2fcae5
  3. #2f6fe5

Triadic

  1. #2fcae5
  2. #e52fca
  3. #cae52f

Tetradic

  1. #2fcae5
  2. #4a2fe5
  3. #e54a2f
  4. #cae52f

Square

  1. #2fcae5
  2. #a52fe5
  3. #e54a2f
  4. #6fe52f

Monochromatic

  1. #0e5f6d
  2. #169ab1
  3. #2fcae5
  4. #73dbee
  5. #b7edf6

Shades

#2fcae5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2fcae5
  2. #2ab6ce
  3. #26a2b7
  4. #218da0
  5. #1c7989
  6. #186573
  7. #13515c
  8. #0e3d45
  9. #09282e
  10. #051417
  11. #000000

Tints

#2fcae5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2fcae5
  2. #44cfe8
  3. #59d5ea
  4. #6ddaed
  5. #82dfef
  6. #97e5f2
  7. #aceaf5
  8. #c1eff7
  9. #d5f4fa
  10. #eafafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2fcae5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2fcae5
  2. #37c3db
  3. #3fbbd1
  4. #47b4c7
  5. #4facbd
  6. #58a5b3
  7. #609ea8
  8. #68969e
  9. #708f94
  10. #78878a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95c0cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6c3e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9eb1e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d5d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93c6e6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #80bce5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d0da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2fcae5 {
  color: #2fcae5;
}
Background
.bg-2fcae5 {
  background-color: #2fcae5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2fcae5 {
  border: 2px solid #2fcae5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2fcae5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 202 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 78% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2fcae5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2fcae5, #2f6fe5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2fcae5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 202 229 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.89 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.61 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.85 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.61 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.52 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.69 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 10.90 #d0351a Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#2fcae5  rgb(47, 202, 229)  hsl(189, 78%, 54%)  Sky Blue
#e54a2f  rgb(229, 74, 47)  hsl(9, 78%, 54%)  Cinnabar
#e52fca  rgb(229, 47, 202)  hsl(309, 78%, 54%)  Shocking Pink
#cae52f  rgb(202, 229, 47)  hsl(69, 78%, 54%)  Pear