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#2BB1EA

#2bb1ea ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bb1ea is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 69.41% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.62% cyan, 24.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 197.91°, with 81.97% saturation and 54.31% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.91.

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Relative luminance0.379

Complementary

  1. #2bb1ea
  2. #ea642b

Split complementary

  1. #2bb1ea
  2. #ea2b51
  3. #eac42b

Analogous

  1. #2beac4
  2. #2bb1ea
  3. #2b51ea

Triadic

  1. #2bb1ea
  2. #ea2bb1
  3. #b1ea2b

Tetradic

  1. #2bb1ea
  2. #642bea
  3. #ea642b
  4. #b1ea2b

Square

  1. #2bb1ea
  2. #c42bea
  3. #ea642b
  4. #51ea2b

Monochromatic

  1. #0b5271
  2. #1285b6
  3. #2bb1ea
  4. #71cbf1
  5. #b6e4f8

Shades

#2bb1ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bb1ea
  2. #279fd3
  3. #228ebb
  4. #1e7ca4
  5. #1a6a8c
  6. #165975
  7. #11475e
  8. #0d3546
  9. #09232f
  10. #041217
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bb1ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bb1ea
  2. #40b9ec
  3. #55c1ee
  4. #6bc8f0
  5. #80d0f2
  6. #95d8f5
  7. #aae0f7
  8. #bfe8f9
  9. #d5effb
  10. #eaf7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bb1ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bb1ea
  2. #34acdf
  3. #3ca7d5
  4. #45a2ca
  5. #4d9dc0
  6. #5699b5
  7. #5e94aa
  8. #678fa0
  9. #6f8a95
  10. #78858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86aac5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #94afed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b9ee9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c0c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #78b0ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #65a6e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bad4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bb1ea {
  color: #2bb1ea;
}
Background
.bg-2bb1ea {
  background-color: #2bb1ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bb1ea {
  border: 2px solid #2bb1ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bb1ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 177 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 82% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bb1ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bb1ea, #2b51ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bb1ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 177 234 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.91 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.36 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.24 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.72 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.27 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.73 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.51 #d44e15 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2bb1ea  rgb(43, 177, 234)  hsl(198, 82%, 54%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ea642b  rgb(234, 100, 43)  hsl(18, 82%, 54%)  Flame
#ea2bb1  rgb(234, 43, 177)  hsl(318, 82%, 54%)  Shocking Pink
#b1ea2b  rgb(177, 234, 43)  hsl(78, 82%, 54%)  Inchworm