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#2ABCDB

#2abcdb ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2abcdb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 73.73% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.82% cyan, 14.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 190.51°, 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 9.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 8.61.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4157

Complementary

  1. #2abcdb
  2. #db492a

Split complementary

  1. #2abcdb
  2. #db2a64
  3. #dba22a

Analogous

  1. #2adba2
  2. #2abcdb
  3. #2a64db

Triadic

  1. #2abcdb
  2. #db2abc
  3. #bcdb2a

Tetradic

  1. #2abcdb
  2. #492adb
  3. #db492a
  4. #bcdb2a

Square

  1. #2abcdb
  2. #a22adb
  3. #db492a
  4. #64db2a

Monochromatic

  1. #104f5c
  2. #1b879e
  3. #2abcdb
  4. #6bd1e6
  5. #ade5f1

Shades

#2abcdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2abcdb
  2. #26a9c5
  3. #2296af
  4. #1d8499
  5. #197183
  6. #155e6e
  7. #114b58
  8. #0d3842
  9. #08262c
  10. #041316
  11. #000000

Tints

#2abcdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2abcdb
  2. #3fc3df
  3. #55c9e2
  4. #6ad0e6
  5. #7fd7e9
  6. #95deed
  7. #aae4f1
  8. #bfebf4
  9. #d4f2f8
  10. #eaf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2abcdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2abcdb
  2. #33b6d2
  3. #3bb0c9
  4. #44aac0
  5. #4ca4b7
  6. #559eae
  7. #5e98a4
  8. #66929b
  9. #6f8c92
  10. #778689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8bb3c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7b6dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90a5db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c7c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87b8dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75afdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c3cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2abcdb {
  color: #2abcdb;
}
Background
.bg-2abcdb {
  background-color: #2abcdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2abcdb {
  border: 2px solid #2abcdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2abcdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 188 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2abcdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2abcdb, #2a64db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2abcdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 188 219 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.61 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.70 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.83 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.40 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.01 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.01 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.63 #d54324 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#2abcdb  rgb(42, 188, 219)  hsl(191, 71%, 51%)  Sky Blue
#db492a  rgb(219, 73, 42)  hsl(11, 71%, 51%)  Cinnabar
#db2abc  rgb(219, 42, 188)  hsl(311, 71%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#bcdb2a  rgb(188, 219, 42)  hsl(71, 71%, 51%)  Pear