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#2BBBE1

#2bbbe1 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bbbe1 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 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.89% cyan, 16.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 192.53°, with 75.21% saturation and 52.55% 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 9.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.53.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4149

Complementary

  1. #2bbbe1
  2. #e1512b

Split complementary

  1. #2bbbe1
  2. #e12b60
  3. #e1ac2b

Analogous

  1. #2be1ac
  2. #2bbbe1
  3. #2b60e1

Triadic

  1. #2bbbe1
  2. #e12bbb
  3. #bbe12b

Tetradic

  1. #2bbbe1
  2. #512be1
  3. #e1512b
  4. #bbe12b

Square

  1. #2bbbe1
  2. #ac2be1
  3. #e1512b
  4. #60e12b

Monochromatic

  1. #0e5365
  2. #188aa8
  3. #2bbbe1
  4. #6ed0ea
  5. #b1e6f4

Shades

#2bbbe1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bbbe1
  2. #27a8cb
  3. #2296b4
  4. #1e839e
  5. #1a7087
  6. #165e71
  7. #114b5a
  8. #0d3844
  9. #09252d
  10. #041317
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bbbe1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bbbe1
  2. #40c2e4
  3. #55c9e7
  4. #6bcfea
  5. #80d6ed
  6. #95ddf0
  7. #aae4f3
  8. #bfebf6
  9. #d5f1f9
  10. #eaf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bbbe1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bbbe1
  2. #34b5d7
  3. #3cafce
  4. #45a9c4
  5. #4da3ba
  6. #569eb1
  7. #5e98a7
  8. #67929d
  9. #6f8c93
  10. #78868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8bb2c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4b6e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8da5e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c7c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #85b8e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #72aee1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c2d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bbbe1 {
  color: #2bbbe1;
}
Background
.bg-2bbbe1 {
  background-color: #2bbbe1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bbbe1 {
  border: 2px solid #2bbbe1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bbbe1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 187 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 75% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bbbe1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bbbe1, #2b60e1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bbbe1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 187 225 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.53 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.20 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.24 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.70 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.79 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.86 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.95 #d4441e Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2bbbe1  rgb(43, 187, 225)  hsl(193, 75%, 53%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e1512b  rgb(225, 81, 43)  hsl(13, 75%, 53%)  Flame
#e12bbb  rgb(225, 43, 187)  hsl(313, 75%, 53%)  Shocking Pink
#bbe12b  rgb(187, 225, 43)  hsl(73, 75%, 53%)  Pear