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#2BBBE6

#2bbbe6 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bbbe6 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 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.3% cyan, 18.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 193.8°, with 78.9% saturation and 53.53% 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 9.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.05.

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Relative luminance0.4177

Complementary

  1. #2bbbe6
  2. #e6562b

Split complementary

  1. #2bbbe6
  2. #e62b5d
  3. #e6b42b

Analogous

  1. #2be6b4
  2. #2bbbe6
  3. #2b5de6

Triadic

  1. #2bbbe6
  2. #e62bbb
  3. #bbe62b

Tetradic

  1. #2bbbe6
  2. #562be6
  3. #e6562b
  4. #bbe62b

Square

  1. #2bbbe6
  2. #b42be6
  3. #e6562b
  4. #5de62b

Monochromatic

  1. #0d566b
  2. #158cb0
  3. #2bbbe6
  4. #6fd1ee
  5. #b4e7f6

Shades

#2bbbe6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bbbe6
  2. #27a8cf
  3. #2296b8
  4. #1e83a1
  5. #1a708a
  6. #165e73
  7. #114b5c
  8. #0d3845
  9. #09252e
  10. #041317
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bbbe6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bbbe6
  2. #40c2e9
  3. #55c9eb
  4. #6bcfee
  5. #80d6f0
  6. #95ddf3
  7. #aae4f5
  8. #bfebf8
  9. #d5f1fa
  10. #eaf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bbbe6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bbbe6
  2. #34b5dc
  3. #3cafd2
  4. #45a9c7
  5. #4da3bd
  6. #569eb3
  7. #5e98a9
  8. #67929f
  9. #6f8c94
  10. #78868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8cb3c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3b7e8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8ba5e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c8c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83b8e7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #70aee6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c3d5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bbbe6 {
  color: #2bbbe6;
}
Background
.bg-2bbbe6 {
  background-color: #2bbbe6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bbbe6 {
  border: 2px solid #2bbbe6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bbbe6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 187 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 79% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bbbe6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bbbe6, #2b5de6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bbbe6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 187 230 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.05 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.14 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.25 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.41 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.73 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.06 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.16 #d44419 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2bbbe6  rgb(43, 187, 230)  hsl(194, 79%, 54%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e6562b  rgb(230, 86, 43)  hsl(14, 79%, 54%)  Flame
#e62bbb  rgb(230, 43, 187)  hsl(314, 79%, 54%)  Shocking Pink
#bbe62b  rgb(187, 230, 43)  hsl(74, 79%, 54%)  Pear