#2e9cae

Boston Blue

Closest match (92% match)

Color formats

RGB

rgb(46, 156, 174)

Red, Green, Blue components

HSL

hsl(188, 58%, 43%)

Hue, Saturation, Lightness

CMYK

cmyk(74, 10, 0, 32)

Print color encoding

Luminance

0.274

Relative luminance

Variations

Shades (Darkening)

Tints (Lightening)

Tones (Reduced saturation)

Harmonies

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Complementary (Opposite)

#2e9cae

#ae402e

Analogous (Adjacent)

#2eae80

#2e9cae

#2e5cae

Triadic

#2e9cae

#ae2e9c

#9cae2e

Split complementary

#2e9cae

#ae2e5c

#ae802e

Complete conversion table

HEX

#2E9CAE

RGB

rgb(46,156,174)

RGBA

rgba(46,156,174, 1)

HSL

hsl(188.44,58.18%,43.14%)

OKLCH (Modern CSS)

oklch(0.64 0.10 210.9)

CSS Variable

--color: #2e9cae;

Preview

Readability and Typography

Headline Test

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Headline Test

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UI Component Set

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Product Mockup

4582 •••• •••• 9018

CARDHOLDER

JOHN DOE

VALID

12/28

Mobile application

Customer support

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Data visualization

Weekly growth

+1,240

12.5%

WED

2,450

Contrast

Contrast and readability (WCAG)

On white background

3.24

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

AAA

Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

AAA

On black background

6.48

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

AAA

Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

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Color blindness simulator

ORIG

SIM

Protanopia (red)

#2e9cae#a4a4ae

ORIG

SIM

Deuteranopia (green)

#2e9cae#5d54ae

ORIG

SIM

Tritanopia (blue)

#2e9cae#345d68

ORIG

SIM

Monochrome (color blind)

#2e9cae#8f8f8f

Mixing guide

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

MIXING PALETTE

62%

21%

17%

RYB PIGMENTS

Ultramarine blue

Pigment

62%

Ivory black

Pigment

21%

Cadmium yellow

Pigment

17%

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)

27.4%

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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Orient

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