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#2C8DFF closest to Pool Water

#2C8DFF is a medium, vivid blue; the closest named color is Pool Water. In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 55.3% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(44, 141, 255)). Its HSL value is 212° hue, 100% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 83% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #2C8DFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.36:1.

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Variations of #2C8DFF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#2C8DFF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#2C8DFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #2C8DFF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #1A85FD
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5097FF
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4593FF
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #1A85FD
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #2789FE
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A8BA
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #0099E3
  • Achromatopsia 62% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8D8D8D
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7E8DB3

#2C8DFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.30:1 Poor#2C8DFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.36:1 Good#2C8DFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#2C8DFF in CSS

/* Pool Water */
.color { color: #2C8DFF; }
.background { background-color: #2C8DFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2C8DFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(44 141 255);
color: hsl(212 100% 59%);
color: oklch(0.648 0.191 255.5);

#2C8DFF FAQ

What color is #2C8DFF?

#2C8DFF is a medium, vivid blue. Its closest named color is Pool Water. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #2C8DFF?

#2C8DFF is rgb(44, 141, 255) in RGB, hsl(212, 100%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(83%, 45%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #2C8DFF?

The complementary color of #2C8DFF is #FF9E2C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #2C8DFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #2C8DFF: 6.36:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #2C8DFF a warm or cool color?

#2C8DFF is a cool color.