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#2DA7FF closest to Cerulean

#2DA7FF is a light, vivid blue; the closest named color is Cerulean. In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 65.5% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(45, 167, 255)). Its HSL value is 205° hue, 100% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 82% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #2DA7FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.08:1.

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Variations of #2DA7FF

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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#2DA7FF 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.

2DA7FFFF2DA7A7FF2D
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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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#2DA7FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #2DA7FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5F98FD
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7DABFF
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6DA8FF
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5F98FD
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #569EFE
  • Tritanopia 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00BCC7
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00B0E8
  • Achromatopsia 67% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A1A1A1
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8EA2BE

#2DA7FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.60:1 Very poor#2DA7FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.08:1 Very good#2DA7FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#2DA7FF in CSS

/* Cerulean */
.color { color: #2DA7FF; }
.background { background-color: #2DA7FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2DA7FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(45 167 255);
color: hsl(205 100% 59%);
color: oklch(0.705 0.165 245.8);

#2DA7FF FAQ

What color is #2DA7FF?

#2DA7FF is a light, vivid blue. Its closest named color is Cerulean. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #2DA7FF?

#2DA7FF is rgb(45, 167, 255) in RGB, hsl(205, 100%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(82%, 35%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #2DA7FF?

The complementary color of #2DA7FF is #FF852D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #2DA7FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #2DA7FF: 8.08:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #2DA7FF a warm or cool color?

#2DA7FF is a cool color.