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#2BB8EC

#2bb8ec ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2bb8ec is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 72.16% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.78% cyan, 22.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 196.17°, with 83.55% saturation and 54.71% 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 9.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 2.94.

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Relative luminance0.4085

Complementary

  1. #2bb8ec
  2. #ec5f2b

Split complementary

  1. #2bb8ec
  2. #ec2b58
  3. #ecc02b

Analogous

  1. #2becc0
  2. #2bb8ec
  3. #2b58ec

Triadic

  1. #2bb8ec
  2. #ec2bb8
  3. #b8ec2b

Tetradic

  1. #2bb8ec
  2. #5f2bec
  3. #ec5f2b
  4. #b8ec2b

Square

  1. #2bb8ec
  2. #c02bec
  3. #ec5f2b
  4. #58ec2b

Monochromatic

  1. #0a5774
  2. #118cba
  3. #2bb8ec
  4. #71d0f2
  5. #b7e7f9

Shades

#2bb8ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bb8ec
  2. #27a6d4
  3. #2293bd
  4. #1e81a5
  5. #1a6e8e
  6. #165c76
  7. #114a5e
  8. #0d3747
  9. #09252f
  10. #041218
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bb8ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bb8ec
  2. #40bfee
  3. #55c6f0
  4. #6bcdf2
  5. #80d4f4
  6. #95dcf6
  7. #aae3f7
  8. #bfeaf9
  9. #d5f1fb
  10. #eaf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bb8ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bb8ec
  2. #34b2e1
  3. #3cadd6
  4. #45a7cc
  5. #4da2c1
  6. #569cb6
  7. #5e96ab
  8. #6791a0
  9. #6f8b96
  10. #78868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8ab0c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9db5ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #84a4eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c7c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7fb6ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6bacec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c1d8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bb8ec {
  color: #2bb8ec;
}
Background
.bg-2bb8ec {
  background-color: #2bb8ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bb8ec {
  border: 2px solid #2bb8ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bb8ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 184 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bb8ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bb8ec, #2b58ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bb8ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 184 236 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 2.94 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.15 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.38 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.42 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.64 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.92 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.05 #d44713 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2bb8ec  rgb(43, 184, 236)  hsl(196, 84%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ec5f2b  rgb(236, 95, 43)  hsl(16, 84%, 55%)  Flame
#ec2bb8  rgb(236, 43, 184)  hsl(316, 84%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#b8ec2b  rgb(184, 236, 43)  hsl(76, 84%, 55%)  Spring Bud