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#2BB3EF

#2bb3ef ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2bb3ef is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 70.2% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.01% cyan, 25.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 198.37°, with 85.96% saturation and 55.29% 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 8.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.35.

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Relative luminance0.3899

Complementary

  1. #2bb3ef
  2. #ef672b

Split complementary

  1. #2bb3ef
  2. #ef2b51
  3. #efc92b

Analogous

  1. #2befc9
  2. #2bb3ef
  3. #2b51ef

Triadic

  1. #2bb3ef
  2. #ef2bb3
  3. #b3ef2b

Tetradic

  1. #2bb3ef
  2. #672bef
  3. #ef672b
  4. #b3ef2b

Square

  1. #2bb3ef
  2. #c92bef
  3. #ef672b
  4. #51ef2b

Monochromatic

  1. #095678
  2. #0e89bf
  3. #2bb3ef
  4. #72ccf4
  5. #b9e6fa

Shades

#2bb3ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bb3ef
  2. #27a1d7
  3. #228fbf
  4. #1e7da7
  5. #1a6b8f
  6. #165a78
  7. #114860
  8. #0d3648
  9. #092430
  10. #041218
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bb3ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bb3ef
  2. #40bbf1
  3. #55c2f2
  4. #6bcaf4
  5. #80d1f5
  6. #95d9f7
  7. #aae1f9
  8. #bfe8fa
  9. #d5f0fc
  10. #eaf7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bb3ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bb3ef
  2. #34aee4
  3. #3ca9d9
  4. #45a4ce
  5. #4d9fc3
  6. #569ab8
  7. #5e94ac
  8. #678fa1
  9. #6f8a96
  10. #78858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87acc8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #95b2f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7ca0ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c3c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #79b2f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #65a8ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bdd8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bb3ef {
  color: #2bb3ef;
}
Background
.bg-2bb3ef {
  background-color: #2bb3ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bb3ef {
  border: 2px solid #2bb3ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bb3ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 179 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bb3ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bb3ef, #2b51ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bb3ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 179 239 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.35 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.64 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.70 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.87 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.77 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.27 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.27 #d44c10 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2bb3ef  rgb(43, 179, 239)  hsl(198, 86%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef672b  rgb(239, 103, 43)  hsl(18, 86%, 55%)  Persimmon
#ef2bb3  rgb(239, 43, 179)  hsl(318, 86%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#b3ef2b  rgb(179, 239, 43)  hsl(78, 86%, 55%)  Spring Bud