#02ade9

Cerulean

Closest match (96% match)

Color formats

RGB

rgb(2, 173, 233)

Red, Green, Blue components

HSL

hsl(196, 98%, 46%)

Hue, Saturation, Lightness

CMYK

cmyk(99, 26, 0, 9)

Print color encoding

Luminance

0.358

Relative luminance

Variations

Shades (Darkening)

Tints (Lightening)

Tones (Reduced saturation)

Harmonies

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Complementary (Opposite)

#02ade9

#e93e02

Analogous (Adjacent)

#02e9b2

#02ade9

#0239e9

Triadic

#02ade9

#e902ad

#ade902

Split complementary

#02ade9

#e90239

#e9b202

Complete conversion table

HEX

#02ADE9

RGB

rgb(2,173,233)

RGBA

rgba(2,173,233, 1)

HSL

hsl(195.58,98.3%,46.08%)

OKLCH (Modern CSS)

oklch(0.70 0.14 232.4)

CSS Variable

--color: #02ade9;

Preview

Readability and Typography

Headline Test

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Headline Test

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Product Mockup

4582 •••• •••• 9018

CARDHOLDER

JOHN DOE

VALID

12/28

Mobile application

Customer support

Hi! How can we help you today?

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Data visualization

Weekly growth

+1,240

12.5%

WED

2,450

Contrast

Contrast and readability (WCAG)

On white background

2.57

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

AAA

Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

AAA

On black background

8.16

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

AAA

Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

AAA

Color blindness simulator

ORIG

SIM

Protanopia (red)

#02ade9#c7c8e9

ORIG

SIM

Deuteranopia (green)

#02ade9#5747e9

ORIG

SIM

Tritanopia (blue)

#02ade9#0b525d

ORIG

SIM

Monochrome (color blind)

#02ade9#a1a1a1

Mixing guide

How to mix this color using physical paints or printing inks.

MIXING PALETTE

75%

17%

RYB PIGMENTS

Ultramarine blue

Pigment

75%

Cadmium yellow

Pigment

17%

Ivory black

Pigment

Unlike light, mixing paints makes colors darker. This simulation mimics the behavior of physical pigments.

Physical properties

Perceptual and light-related properties derived from the digital color.

Spectral relationship

Cyan hue

485–500 nm • closest visible-spectrum range

750 nm

380 nm

Visual temperature

Cool

A perceptual warm–cool classification. Kelvin does not apply to an arbitrary interface color.

Cool

Neutral

Warm

Luminance (brightness)

35.8%

Dark • relative luminance

50%

100%

An RGB color is produced by combined screen light, so this range is a visual comparison rather than an exact physical wavelength.

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Similar & Related Colors

Mathematically computed harmonies, shades, and similar tones for this color.

Thalassophile

#44AADD

High Blue

#4CA8E0

Cousteau

#55A9D6

Hawaii Morning

#00BBFF

Trinidad

#E93E02

Blue Ribbon

#0239E9

Caribbean Green

#02E9B2

Hollywood Cerise

#E902AD

Lime

#ADE902

Red Ribbon

#E90239

Anakiwa

#71E9FF

Deep Cerulean

#0075AD