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#2BB9FB

#2bb9fb ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2bb9fb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 72.55% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.87% cyan, 26.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 199.04°, with 96.3% saturation and 57.65% 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 9.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 2.28.

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Relative luminance0.4218

Complementary

  1. #2bb9fb
  2. #fb6d2b

Split complementary

  1. #2bb9fb
  2. #fb2b51
  3. #fbd52b

Analogous

  1. #2bfbd5
  2. #2bb9fb
  3. #2b51fb

Triadic

  1. #2bb9fb
  2. #fb2bb9
  3. #b9fb2b

Tetradic

  1. #2bb9fb
  2. #6d2bfb
  3. #fb6d2b
  4. #b9fb2b

Square

  1. #2bb9fb
  2. #d52bfb
  3. #fb6d2b
  4. #51fb2b

Monochromatic

  1. #035f8a
  2. #0493d5
  3. #2bb9fb
  4. #76d2fc
  5. #c1ebfe

Shades

#2bb9fb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bb9fb
  2. #27a7e2
  3. #2294c9
  4. #1e82b0
  5. #1a6f97
  6. #165d7e
  7. #114a64
  8. #0d384b
  9. #092532
  10. #041319
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bb9fb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bb9fb
  2. #40c0fb
  3. #55c7fc
  4. #6bcefc
  5. #80d5fd
  6. #95dcfd
  7. #aae3fd
  8. #bfeafe
  9. #d5f1fe
  10. #eaf8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bb9fb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bb9fb
  2. #34b3ef
  3. #3caee2
  4. #45a8d6
  5. #4da2ca
  6. #569dbe
  7. #5e97b1
  8. #6791a5
  9. #6f8b99
  10. #78868c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8cb2d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99b8fe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7da5fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cad0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7bb8fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #66aefa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c4e2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bb9fb {
  color: #2bb9fb;
}
Background
.bg-2bb9fb {
  background-color: #2bb9fb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bb9fb {
  border: 2px solid #2bb9fb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bb9fb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 185 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 96% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bb9fb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bb9fb, #2b51fb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bb9fb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 185 251 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 2.28 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 5.42 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.06 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.15 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.73 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.59 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.03 #d44604 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2bb9fb  rgb(43, 185, 251)  hsl(199, 96%, 58%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fb6d2b  rgb(251, 109, 43)  hsl(19, 96%, 58%)  Pumpkin
#fb2bb9  rgb(251, 43, 185)  hsl(319, 96%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#b9fb2b  rgb(185, 251, 43)  hsl(79, 96%, 58%)  Green Yellow