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#2CBCEF — Vivid Blue

#2CBCEF is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DeepSkyBlue (#00BFFF). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: deepskyblue (#00BFFF) — not an exact match. CSS deepskyblue gives you #00BFFF, a different color; use #2CBCEF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#2CBCEF is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EF5E2A; it also sits naturally between #2AEFC1 and #2A58EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2CBCEF · RGB 44, 188, 239

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Color values

HEX#2CBCEF
RGB44, 188, 239
HSL196°, 86%, 55%
HSV196°, 82%, 94%
CMYK82%, 21%, 0%, 6%
XYZ34.60, 42.73, 88.09
Yxy42.73, 0.2092, 0.2583
CIE-Lab71.37, -19.59, -35.71
Hunter Lab65.37, -16.69, -39.14

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 17% · Green 74% · Blue 94%

Cyan 82% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #2CBCEF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #2CBCEF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #2CBCEF

.text { color: #2CBCEF; }
.background { background-color: #2CBCEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2CBCEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(44, 188, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(196, 86%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2CBCEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(44, 188, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2CBCEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(44, 188, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2CBCEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2CBCEF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2CBCEF

#12B3ED#10A1D5#0E8FBE#0C7DA6#0B6B8E#095672#07445A#053242#03202B#010E13

Tints of #2CBCEF

#3DC0F0#50C7F2#62CDF3#75D3F5#8DDAF6#A0E0F8#B3E7F9#C6EDFB#D9F3FC#ECF9FE

Tones of #2CBCEF

#37B4E1#46ADD2#54A6C4#62A0B7#709AA9#7E939A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EF5E2A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.20:1 Fails
Against black text9.55:1 AAA

Best text color on #2CBCEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2CBCEF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #2CBCEF: ·

How #2CBCEF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #6A6CE3Deuteranopia · #6257E0Tritanopia · #33D9D7

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Bootstrap info · #0DCAF0Tailwind sky 500 · #0EA5E9Material Blue 500 · #2196F3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2CBCEF rather than the exact color:

Rustic Mosaic
#103345 · #2359B8 · #29BCE9 · #A2DEEA
Silent Ruby Ember
#16ADA7 · #30B8E5 · #6DA8EC · #9FAEF3
Lucky Dusk
#200B0A · #C942FD · #2DBAFC · #B819FA
Amber Drift
#16061A · #27C1FB · #20F7B5 · #FDA625
Silent Monsoon
#20C0E8 · #194ED1 · #3A18B2 · #AD2FDA
Frozen Ruby Aurora
#1A4D4B · #1B728D · #36BBE3 · #C0D3EA

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#29BCE9#30B8E5#2DBAFC#27C1FB#20C0E8#36BBE3#3AB4F2#35BAFD#2EACEA#3ABEF9#3BBAF8#24BDDF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2CBCEE  ·  #2CBCF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2CBCEF?

#2CBCEF is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 44, 188, 239). Its closest standard named color is DeepSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2CBCEF?

#2CBCEF is RGB 44, 188, 239 — HSL 196°, 86%, 55% — CMYK 82%, 21%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #2CBCEF?

Its complement is #EF5E2A; analogous partners are #2AEFC1 and #2A58EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2CBCEF for text?

Black text on #2CBCEF has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.20:1.