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#2BB2ED

#2bb2ed ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2bb2ed is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 69.8% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.86% cyan, 24.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 198.25°, with 84.35% saturation and 54.9% 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 8.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.61.

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Relative luminance0.3847

Complementary

  1. #2bb2ed
  2. #ed662b

Split complementary

  1. #2bb2ed
  2. #ed2b51
  3. #edc72b

Analogous

  1. #2bedc7
  2. #2bb2ed
  3. #2b51ed

Triadic

  1. #2bb2ed
  2. #ed2bb2
  3. #b2ed2b

Tetradic

  1. #2bb2ed
  2. #662bed
  3. #ed662b
  4. #b2ed2b

Square

  1. #2bb2ed
  2. #c72bed
  3. #ed662b
  4. #51ed2b

Monochromatic

  1. #0a5475
  2. #1087bc
  3. #2bb2ed
  4. #72ccf3
  5. #b8e5f9

Shades

#2bb2ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bb2ed
  2. #27a0d5
  3. #228ebe
  4. #1e7da6
  5. #1a6b8e
  6. #165977
  7. #11475f
  8. #0d3547
  9. #09242f
  10. #041218
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bb2ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bb2ed
  2. #40baef
  3. #55c1f1
  4. #6bc9f2
  5. #80d1f4
  6. #95d9f6
  7. #aae0f8
  8. #bfe8fa
  9. #d5f0fb
  10. #eaf7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bb2ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bb2ed
  2. #34ade2
  3. #3ca8d7
  4. #45a3cc
  5. #4d9ec1
  6. #5699b7
  7. #5e94ac
  8. #678fa1
  9. #6f8a96
  10. #78858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87abc7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #95b0f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b9fec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c2c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #78b1ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #65a7ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bcd7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bb2ed {
  color: #2bb2ed;
}
Background
.bg-2bb2ed {
  background-color: #2bb2ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bb2ed {
  border: 2px solid #2bb2ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bb2ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 178 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bb2ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bb2ed, #2b51ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bb2ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 178 237 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.61 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.49 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.88 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.77 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.57 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.49 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.41 #d44d12 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2bb2ed  rgb(43, 178, 237)  hsl(198, 84%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ed662b  rgb(237, 102, 43)  hsl(18, 84%, 55%)  Persimmon
#ed2bb2  rgb(237, 43, 178)  hsl(318, 84%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#b2ed2b  rgb(178, 237, 43)  hsl(78, 84%, 55%)  Spring Bud