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#2DB8EA

#2db8ea ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2db8ea is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 72.16% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.77% cyan, 21.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 195.87°, with 81.82% 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 9.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.34.

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Relative luminance0.4078

Complementary

  1. #2db8ea
  2. #ea5f2d

Split complementary

  1. #2db8ea
  2. #ea2d5a
  3. #eabd2d

Analogous

  1. #2deabd
  2. #2db8ea
  3. #2d5aea

Triadic

  1. #2db8ea
  2. #ea2db8
  3. #b8ea2d

Tetradic

  1. #2db8ea
  2. #5f2dea
  3. #ea5f2d
  4. #b8ea2d

Square

  1. #2db8ea
  2. #bd2dea
  3. #ea5f2d
  4. #5aea2d

Monochromatic

  1. #0b5773
  2. #128cb8
  3. #2db8ea
  4. #73d0f1
  5. #b8e7f8

Shades

#2db8ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2db8ea
  2. #29a6d3
  3. #2493bb
  4. #2081a4
  5. #1b6e8c
  6. #175c75
  7. #124a5e
  8. #0e3746
  9. #09252f
  10. #051217
  11. #000000

Tints

#2db8ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2db8ea
  2. #42bfec
  3. #57c6ee
  4. #6ccdf0
  5. #81d4f2
  6. #96dcf5
  7. #abe3f7
  8. #c0eaf9
  9. #d5f1fb
  10. #eaf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2db8ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2db8ea
  2. #35b2df
  3. #3eadd5
  4. #46a7ca
  5. #4ea2c0
  6. #579cb5
  7. #5f96aa
  8. #6791a0
  9. #6f8b95
  10. #78868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8ab0c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9eb5ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #85a3e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80b6eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6cacea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c1d7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2db8ea {
  color: #2db8ea;
}
Background
.bg-2db8ea {
  background-color: #2db8ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2db8ea {
  border: 2px solid #2db8ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2db8ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 184 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 82% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2db8ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2db8ea, #2d5aea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2db8ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 184 234 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.34 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.41 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.18 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.56 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.71 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.82 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.88 #d24715 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2db8ea  rgb(45, 184, 234)  hsl(196, 82%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ea5f2d  rgb(234, 95, 45)  hsl(16, 82%, 55%)  Flame
#ea2db8  rgb(234, 45, 184)  hsl(316, 82%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#b8ea2d  rgb(184, 234, 45)  hsl(76, 82%, 55%)  Inchworm