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#2BBBDB

#2bbbdb ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bbbdb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 73.33% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.37% cyan, 14.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 190.91°, with 70.97% saturation and 51.37% 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 9.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 8.37.

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Relative luminance0.4117

Complementary

  1. #2bbbdb
  2. #db4b2b

Split complementary

  1. #2bbbdb
  2. #db2b63
  3. #dba32b

Analogous

  1. #2bdba3
  2. #2bbbdb
  3. #2b63db

Triadic

  1. #2bbbdb
  2. #db2bbb
  3. #bbdb2b

Tetradic

  1. #2bbbdb
  2. #4b2bdb
  3. #db4b2b
  4. #bbdb2b

Square

  1. #2bbbdb
  2. #a32bdb
  3. #db4b2b
  4. #63db2b

Monochromatic

  1. #104f5d
  2. #1b879f
  3. #2bbbdb
  4. #6cd0e6
  5. #aee5f1

Shades

#2bbbdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bbbdb
  2. #27a8c5
  3. #2296af
  4. #1e8399
  5. #1a7083
  6. #165e6e
  7. #114b58
  8. #0d3842
  9. #09252c
  10. #041316
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bbbdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bbbdb
  2. #40c2df
  3. #55c9e2
  4. #6bcfe6
  5. #80d6e9
  6. #95dded
  7. #aae4f1
  8. #bfebf4
  9. #d5f1f8
  10. #eaf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bbbdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bbbdb
  2. #34b5d2
  3. #3cafc9
  4. #45a9c0
  5. #4da3b7
  6. #569eae
  7. #5e98a4
  8. #67929b
  9. #6f8c92
  10. #788689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8bb2c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6b5dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8fa5db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86b8dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #74aedb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c2ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bbbdb {
  color: #2bbbdb;
}
Background
.bg-2bbbdb {
  background-color: #2bbbdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bbbdb {
  border: 2px solid #2bbbdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bbbdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 187 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bbbdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bbbdb, #2b63db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bbbdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 187 219 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.37 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.56 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.61 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.35 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.87 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.35 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 11.41 #d44424 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2bbbdb  rgb(43, 187, 219)  hsl(191, 71%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#db4b2b  rgb(219, 75, 43)  hsl(11, 71%, 51%)  Cinnabar
#db2bbb  rgb(219, 43, 187)  hsl(311, 71%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#bbdb2b  rgb(187, 219, 43)  hsl(71, 71%, 51%)  Pear