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#2CA4E5 closest to High Blue

#2CA4E5 is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is High Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 64.3% green and 89.8% blue (rgb(44, 164, 229)). Its HSL value is 201° hue, 78% saturation and 54% lightness, and in CMYK it is 81% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. #2CA4E5 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.55:1.

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Variations of #2CA4E5

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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#2CA4E5 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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#2CA4E5 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #2CA4E5 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6C93E4
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #85A4E8
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #74A3E7
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6C93E4
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #609AE5
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B4BB
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00ABD3
  • Achromatopsia 72% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9B9B9B
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #899DB1

#2CA4E5 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.78:1 Very poor#2CA4E5 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.55:1 Very good#2CA4E5 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#2CA4E5 in CSS

/* High Blue */
.color { color: #2CA4E5; }
.background { background-color: #2CA4E5; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2CA4E5; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(44 164 229);
color: hsl(201 78% 54%);
color: oklch(0.684 0.139 238.4);

#2CA4E5 FAQ

What color is #2CA4E5?

#2CA4E5 is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is High Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #2CA4E5?

#2CA4E5 is rgb(44, 164, 229) in RGB, hsl(201, 78%, 54%) in HSL and cmyk(81%, 28%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #2CA4E5?

The complementary color of #2CA4E5 is #E56D2C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #2CA4E5?

Black text has the best contrast on #2CA4E5: 7.55:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #2CA4E5 a warm or cool color?

#2CA4E5 is a cool color.