2EA5CC

#2EA5CC Laguna

#2EA5CC is a medium, moderately saturated blue named Laguna. In the RGB color model it is made of 18.0% red, 64.7% green and 80.0% blue (rgb(46, 165, 204)). Its HSL value is 195° hue, 63% saturation and 49% lightness, and in CMYK it is 77% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #2EA5CC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.37:1.

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Variations of #2EA5CC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#2EA5CC 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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#2EA5CC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #2EA5CC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7A92CC
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8FA2CE
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7DA1CD
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7A92CC
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6C9ACC
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B1B2
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00AAC1
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #999999
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #889CA8

#2EA5CC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.85:1 Very poor#2EA5CC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.37:1 Very good#2EA5CC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#2EA5CC in CSS

/* Laguna */
.color { color: #2EA5CC; }
.background { background-color: #2EA5CC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2EA5CC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(46 165 204);
color: hsl(195 63% 49%);
color: oklch(0.675 0.115 225.0);

#2EA5CC FAQ

What color is #2EA5CC?

#2EA5CC 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 #2EA5CC?

#2EA5CC is rgb(46, 165, 204) in RGB, hsl(195, 63%, 49%) in HSL and cmyk(77%, 19%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #2EA5CC?

The complementary color of #2EA5CC is #CC552E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #2EA5CC?

Black text has the best contrast on #2EA5CC: 7.37:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #2EA5CC a warm or cool color?

#2EA5CC is a cool color.