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#2BB3E8

#2bb3e8 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bb3e8 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 70.2% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.47% cyan, 22.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 196.83°, with 80.43% saturation and 53.92% 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 8.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.72.

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Relative luminance0.3858

Complementary

  1. #2bb3e8
  2. #e8602b

Split complementary

  1. #2bb3e8
  2. #e82b54
  3. #e8bf2b

Analogous

  1. #2be8bf
  2. #2bb3e8
  3. #2b54e8

Triadic

  1. #2bb3e8
  2. #e82bb3
  3. #b3e82b

Tetradic

  1. #2bb3e8
  2. #602be8
  3. #e8602b
  4. #b3e82b

Square

  1. #2bb3e8
  2. #bf2be8
  3. #e8602b
  4. #54e82b

Monochromatic

  1. #0c536e
  2. #1386b3
  3. #2bb3e8
  4. #70ccef
  5. #b5e4f7

Shades

#2bb3e8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bb3e8
  2. #27a1d1
  3. #228fba
  4. #1e7da2
  5. #1a6b8b
  6. #165a74
  7. #11485d
  8. #0d3646
  9. #09242e
  10. #041217
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bb3e8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bb3e8
  2. #40bbea
  3. #55c2ed
  4. #6bcaef
  5. #80d1f1
  6. #95d9f4
  7. #aae1f6
  8. #bfe8f8
  9. #d5f0fa
  10. #eaf7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bb3e8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bb3e8
  2. #34aede
  3. #3ca9d3
  4. #45a4c9
  5. #4d9fbe
  6. #569ab4
  7. #5e94aa
  8. #678f9f
  9. #6f8a95
  10. #78858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87acc4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98b1eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f9fe7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c2c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7bb2ea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #68a8e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bcd4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bb3e8 {
  color: #2bb3e8;
}
Background
.bg-2bb3e8 {
  background-color: #2bb3e8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bb3e8 {
  border: 2px solid #2bb3e8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bb3e8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 179 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 80% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bb3e8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bb3e8, #2b54e8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bb3e8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 179 232 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.72 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.15 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.48 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.96 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.27 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.48 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.92 #d44c17 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2bb3e8  rgb(43, 179, 232)  hsl(197, 80%, 54%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e8602b  rgb(232, 96, 43)  hsl(17, 80%, 54%)  Flame
#e82bb3  rgb(232, 43, 179)  hsl(317, 80%, 54%)  Shocking Pink
#b3e82b  rgb(179, 232, 43)  hsl(77, 80%, 54%)  Inchworm