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#2AB4DC

#2ab4dc ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2ab4dc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 70.59% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.91% cyan, 18.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 193.48°, with 71.77% saturation and 51.37% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.34.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.383

Complementary

  1. #2ab4dc
  2. #dc522a

Split complementary

  1. #2ab4dc
  2. #dc2a5b
  3. #dcab2a

Analogous

  1. #2adcab
  2. #2ab4dc
  3. #2a5bdc

Triadic

  1. #2ab4dc
  2. #dc2ab4
  3. #b4dc2a

Tetradic

  1. #2ab4dc
  2. #522adc
  3. #dc522a
  4. #b4dc2a

Square

  1. #2ab4dc
  2. #ab2adc
  3. #dc522a
  4. #5bdc2a

Monochromatic

  1. #0f4c5e
  2. #1a819f
  3. #2ab4dc
  4. #6ccbe7
  5. #ade2f2

Shades

#2ab4dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2ab4dc
  2. #26a2c6
  3. #2290b0
  4. #1d7e9a
  5. #196c84
  6. #155a6e
  7. #114858
  8. #0d3642
  9. #08242c
  10. #041216
  11. #000000

Tints

#2ab4dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2ab4dc
  2. #3fbce0
  3. #55c3e3
  4. #6acbe7
  5. #7fd2ea
  6. #95daee
  7. #aae1f1
  8. #bfe9f5
  9. #d4f0f8
  10. #eaf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2ab4dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2ab4dc
  2. #33afd3
  3. #3baaca
  4. #44a4c0
  5. #4c9fb7
  6. #559aae
  7. #5e95a5
  8. #66909c
  9. #6f8a92
  10. #778589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86acbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9db0de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #869fdc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c0c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7fb1dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6da8dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bbcc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2ab4dc {
  color: #2ab4dc;
}
Background
.bg-2ab4dc {
  background-color: #2ab4dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2ab4dc {
  border: 2px solid #2ab4dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2ab4dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 180 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2ab4dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ab4dc, #2a5bdc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2ab4dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 180 220 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.34 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.27 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.21 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.43 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.71 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.80 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.80 #d54b23 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2ab4dc  rgb(42, 180, 220)  hsl(193, 72%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#dc522a  rgb(220, 82, 42)  hsl(13, 72%, 51%)  Flame
#dc2ab4  rgb(220, 42, 180)  hsl(313, 72%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#b4dc2a  rgb(180, 220, 42)  hsl(73, 72%, 51%)  June Bud