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#2AB8DB

#2ab8db ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2ab8db is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 72.16% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.82% cyan, 15.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 191.86°, with 71.08% saturation and 51.18% 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 8.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 7.53.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.3989

Complementary

  1. #2ab8db
  2. #db4d2a

Split complementary

  1. #2ab8db
  2. #db2a60
  3. #dba52a

Analogous

  1. #2adba5
  2. #2ab8db
  3. #2a60db

Triadic

  1. #2ab8db
  2. #db2ab8
  3. #b8db2a

Tetradic

  1. #2ab8db
  2. #4d2adb
  3. #db4d2a
  4. #b8db2a

Square

  1. #2ab8db
  2. #a52adb
  3. #db4d2a
  4. #60db2a

Monochromatic

  1. #104d5c
  2. #1b849e
  3. #2ab8db
  4. #6bcee6
  5. #ade4f1

Shades

#2ab8db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2ab8db
  2. #26a6c5
  3. #2293af
  4. #1d8199
  5. #196e83
  6. #155c6e
  7. #114a58
  8. #0d3742
  9. #08252c
  10. #041216
  11. #000000

Tints

#2ab8db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2ab8db
  2. #3fbfdf
  3. #55c6e2
  4. #6acde6
  5. #7fd4e9
  6. #95dced
  7. #aae3f1
  8. #bfeaf4
  9. #d4f1f8
  10. #eaf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2ab8db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2ab8db
  2. #33b2d2
  3. #3badc9
  4. #44a7c0
  5. #4ca2b7
  6. #559cae
  7. #5e96a4
  8. #66919b
  9. #6f8b92
  10. #778689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89afbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2b3dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8ba2db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c4c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83b5dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #71abdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bfcd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2ab8db {
  color: #2ab8db;
}
Background
.bg-2ab8db {
  background-color: #2ab8db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2ab8db {
  border: 2px solid #2ab8db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2ab8db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 184 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2ab8db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ab8db, #2a60db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2ab8db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 184 219 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.53 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.92 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.87 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.48 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.59 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.70 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.73 #d54724 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2ab8db  rgb(42, 184, 219)  hsl(192, 71%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#db4d2a  rgb(219, 77, 42)  hsl(12, 71%, 51%)  Cinnabar
#db2ab8  rgb(219, 42, 184)  hsl(312, 71%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#b8db2a  rgb(184, 219, 42)  hsl(72, 71%, 51%)  June Bud