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#2CA4BF closest to True Sky Blue

#2CA4BF is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is True Sky Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 64.3% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(44, 164, 191)). Its HSL value is 191° hue, 63% saturation and 46% lightness, and in CMYK it is 77% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #2CA4BF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.17:1.

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Variations of #2CA4BF

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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#2CA4BF 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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#2CA4BF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #2CA4BF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 83% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7E91BF
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #929FC0
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #809FC0
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7E91BF
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6F98BF
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00ADAC
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A8B7
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #979797
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #869AA2

#2CA4BF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.93:1 Very poor#2CA4BF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.17:1 Very good#2CA4BF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#2CA4BF in CSS

/* True Sky Blue */
.color { color: #2CA4BF; }
.background { background-color: #2CA4BF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2CA4BF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(44 164 191);
color: hsl(191 63% 46%);
color: oklch(0.666 0.108 216.8);

#2CA4BF FAQ

What color is #2CA4BF?

#2CA4BF is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is True Sky Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #2CA4BF?

#2CA4BF is rgb(44, 164, 191) in RGB, hsl(191, 63%, 46%) in HSL and cmyk(77%, 14%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #2CA4BF?

The complementary color of #2CA4BF is #BF472C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #2CA4BF?

Black text has the best contrast on #2CA4BF: 7.17:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #2CA4BF a warm or cool color?

#2CA4BF is a cool color.