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#2BBADE

#2bbade ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bbade is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 72.94% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.63% cyan, 16.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 192.07°, with 73.06% saturation and 51.96% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 7.15.

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Relative luminance0.4091

Complementary

  1. #2bbade
  2. #de4f2b

Split complementary

  1. #2bbade
  2. #de2b60
  3. #dea92b

Analogous

  1. #2bdea9
  2. #2bbade
  3. #2b60de

Triadic

  1. #2bbade
  2. #de2bba
  3. #bade2b

Tetradic

  1. #2bbade
  2. #4f2bde
  3. #de4f2b
  4. #bade2b

Square

  1. #2bbade
  2. #a92bde
  3. #de4f2b
  4. #60de2b

Monochromatic

  1. #0f5061
  2. #1987a3
  3. #2bbade
  4. #6dd0e8
  5. #afe5f3

Shades

#2bbade mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bbade
  2. #27a7c8
  3. #2295b2
  4. #1e829b
  5. #1a7085
  6. #165d6f
  7. #114a59
  8. #0d3843
  9. #09252c
  10. #041316
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bbade mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bbade
  2. #40c1e1
  3. #55c8e5
  4. #6bcfe8
  5. #80d6eb
  6. #95ddef
  7. #aae3f2
  8. #bfeaf5
  9. #d5f1f8
  10. #eaf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bbade mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bbade
  2. #34b4d5
  3. #3caecb
  4. #45a9c2
  5. #4da3b8
  6. #569daf
  7. #5e97a6
  8. #67919c
  9. #6f8c93
  10. #788689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8ab1c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4b5e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8da4de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84b7df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #72adde ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c1d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bbade {
  color: #2bbade;
}
Background
.bg-2bbade {
  background-color: #2bbade;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bbade {
  border: 2px solid #2bbade;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bbade;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 186 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 73% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bbade {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bbade, #2b60de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bbade {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 186 222 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.15 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.15 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.45 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.03 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.24 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.37 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.11 #d44521 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2bbade  rgb(43, 186, 222)  hsl(192, 73%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#de4f2b  rgb(222, 79, 43)  hsl(12, 73%, 52%)  Flame
#de2bba  rgb(222, 43, 186)  hsl(312, 73%, 52%)  Shocking Pink
#bade2b  rgb(186, 222, 43)  hsl(72, 73%, 52%)  June Bud