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#2CA4CD closest to Laguna

#2CA4CD is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Laguna. In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 64.3% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(44, 164, 205)). Its HSL value is 195° hue, 65% saturation and 49% lightness, and in CMYK it is 79% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #2CA4CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.30:1.

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Variations of #2CA4CD

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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#2CA4CD 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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#2CA4CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #2CA4CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7992CC
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8EA1CF
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7CA0CE
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7992CC
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6A99CD
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B0B1
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A9C1
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #989898
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #879BA7

#2CA4CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.88:1 Very poor#2CA4CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.30:1 Very good#2CA4CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#2CA4CD in CSS

/* Laguna */
.color { color: #2CA4CD; }
.background { background-color: #2CA4CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2CA4CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(44 164 205);
color: hsl(195 65% 49%);
color: oklch(0.673 0.117 226.2);

#2CA4CD FAQ

What color is #2CA4CD?

#2CA4CD is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Laguna. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #2CA4CD?

#2CA4CD is rgb(44, 164, 205) in RGB, hsl(195, 65%, 49%) in HSL and cmyk(79%, 20%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #2CA4CD?

The complementary color of #2CA4CD is #CD552C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #2CA4CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #2CA4CD: 7.30:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #2CA4CD a warm or cool color?

#2CA4CD is a cool color.