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#2EBCEF — Vivid Blue

#2EBCEF is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) — not an exact match. CSS mediumturquoise gives you #48D1CC, a different color; use #2EBCEF 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.

#2EBCEF 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 #EF622E; it also sits naturally between #2EEFC2 and #2E5BEF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2EBCEF · RGB 46, 188, 239

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Color values

HEX#2EBCEF
RGB46, 188, 239
HSL196°, 86%, 56%
HSV196°, 81%, 94%
CMYK81%, 21%, 0%, 6%
XYZ34.69, 42.78, 88.09
Yxy42.78, 0.2095, 0.2584
CIE-Lab71.40, -19.42, -35.66
Hunter Lab65.41, -16.55, -39.08

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 18% · Green 74% · Blue 94%

Cyan 81% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #2EBCEF

.text { color: #2EBCEF; }
.background { background-color: #2EBCEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2EBCEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(46, 188, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(196, 86%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2EBCEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(46, 188, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2EBCEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(46, 188, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #2EBCEF

#17B4EE#10A4DA#0E8FBE#0C7DA6#0B6B8E#095977#07475F#053242#03202B#010E13

Tints of #2EBCEF

#41C2F1#54C8F2#67CEF4#7AD4F5#8DDAF6#A0E0F8#B3E7F9#C6EDFB#D9F3FC#ECF9FE

Tones of #2EBCEF

#3CB6E2#4AAFD3#58A8C6#65A2B8#739CAB#81959C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EF622E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.20:1 Fails
Against black text9.56:1 AAA

Best text color on #2EBCEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2EBCEF

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 #2EBCEF: ·

How #2EBCEF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6B6DE3Deuteranopia · #6359E0Tritanopia · #35D9D7

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 #2EBCEF rather than the exact color:

Rustic Mosaic
#103345 · #2359B8 · #29BCE9 · #A2DEEA
Silent Ruby Ember
#16ADA7 · #30B8E5 · #6DA8EC · #9FAEF3
Lucky Dusk
#200B0A · #C942FD · #2DBAFC · #B819FA
Frozen Ruby Aurora
#1A4D4B · #1B728D · #36BBE3 · #C0D3EA
Palette 0078aa
#0078AA · #3AB4F2 · #F2DF3A · #F6F6F6
Amber Drift
#16061A · #27C1FB · #20F7B5 · #FDA625

Similar colors

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

#29BCE9#30B8E5#2DBAFC#36BBE3#3AB4F2#27C1FB#3ABEF9#35BAFD#3BBAF8#20C0E8#3DC2EC#2EACEA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2EBCEE  ·  #2EBCF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2EBCEF?

#2EBCEF is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 46, 188, 239). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2EBCEF?

#2EBCEF is RGB 46, 188, 239 — HSL 196°, 86%, 56% — CMYK 81%, 21%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #2EBCEF?

Its complement is #EF622E; analogous partners are #2EEFC2 and #2E5BEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2EBCEF for text?

Black text on #2EBCEF has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.20:1.