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#2BB4EF

#2bb4ef ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2bb4ef is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 70.59% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.01% cyan, 24.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 198.06°, 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 8.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.07.

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Relative luminance0.3939

Complementary

  1. #2bb4ef
  2. #ef662b

Split complementary

  1. #2bb4ef
  2. #ef2b52
  3. #efc82b

Analogous

  1. #2befc8
  2. #2bb4ef
  3. #2b52ef

Triadic

  1. #2bb4ef
  2. #ef2bb4
  3. #b4ef2b

Tetradic

  1. #2bb4ef
  2. #662bef
  3. #ef662b
  4. #b4ef2b

Square

  1. #2bb4ef
  2. #c82bef
  3. #ef662b
  4. #52ef2b

Monochromatic

  1. #095778
  2. #0e8abf
  3. #2bb4ef
  4. #72cdf4
  5. #b9e6fa

Shades

#2bb4ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bb4ef
  2. #27a2d7
  3. #2290bf
  4. #1e7ea7
  5. #1a6c8f
  6. #165a78
  7. #114860
  8. #0d3648
  9. #092430
  10. #041218
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bb4ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bb4ef
  2. #40bcf1
  3. #55c3f2
  4. #6bcbf4
  5. #80d2f5
  6. #95daf7
  7. #aae1f9
  8. #bfe9fa
  9. #d5f0fc
  10. #eaf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bb4ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bb4ef
  2. #34afe4
  3. #3caad9
  4. #45a4ce
  5. #4d9fc3
  6. #569ab8
  7. #5e95ac
  8. #6790a1
  9. #6f8a96
  10. #78858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88adc9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #97b2f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7da1ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c4c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ab3f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #66a9ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bed9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bb4ef {
  color: #2bb4ef;
}
Background
.bg-2bb4ef {
  background-color: #2bb4ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bb4ef {
  border: 2px solid #2bb4ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bb4ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 180 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bb4ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bb4ef, #2b52ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bb4ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 180 239 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.07 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.60 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.98 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.07 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.72 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.09 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.01 #d44b10 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2bb4ef  rgb(43, 180, 239)  hsl(198, 86%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef662b  rgb(239, 102, 43)  hsl(18, 86%, 55%)  Persimmon
#ef2bb4  rgb(239, 43, 180)  hsl(318, 86%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#b4ef2b  rgb(180, 239, 43)  hsl(78, 86%, 55%)  Spring Bud