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#2BBBEA

#2bbbea ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bbbea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.62% cyan, 20.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 194.76°, with 81.97% saturation and 54.31% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.92.

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Relative luminance0.4199

Complementary

  1. #2bbbea
  2. #ea5a2b

Split complementary

  1. #2bbbea
  2. #ea2b5c
  3. #eab92b

Analogous

  1. #2beab9
  2. #2bbbea
  3. #2b5cea

Triadic

  1. #2bbbea
  2. #ea2bbb
  3. #bbea2b

Tetradic

  1. #2bbbea
  2. #5a2bea
  3. #ea5a2b
  4. #bbea2b

Square

  1. #2bbbea
  2. #b92bea
  3. #ea5a2b
  4. #5cea2b

Monochromatic

  1. #0b5871
  2. #128eb6
  3. #2bbbea
  4. #71d1f1
  5. #b6e8f8

Shades

#2bbbea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bbbea
  2. #27a8d3
  3. #2296bb
  4. #1e83a4
  5. #1a708c
  6. #165e75
  7. #114b5e
  8. #0d3846
  9. #09252f
  10. #041317
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bbbea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bbbea
  2. #40c2ec
  3. #55c9ee
  4. #6bcff0
  5. #80d6f2
  6. #95ddf5
  7. #aae4f7
  8. #bfebf9
  9. #d5f1fb
  10. #eaf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bbbea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bbbea
  2. #34b5df
  3. #3cafd5
  4. #45a9ca
  5. #4da3c0
  6. #569eb5
  7. #5e98aa
  8. #6792a0
  9. #6f8c95
  10. #78868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8cb3c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1b7ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #89a6e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c9ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #82b9eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6fafea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c3d8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bbbea {
  color: #2bbbea;
}
Background
.bg-2bbbea {
  background-color: #2bbbea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bbbea {
  border: 2px solid #2bbbea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bbbea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 187 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 82% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bbbea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bbbea, #2b5cea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bbbea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 187 234 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.92 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.90 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.25 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.33 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.42 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.60 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.64 #d44415 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2bbbea  rgb(43, 187, 234)  hsl(195, 82%, 54%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ea5a2b  rgb(234, 90, 43)  hsl(15, 82%, 54%)  Flame
#ea2bbb  rgb(234, 43, 187)  hsl(315, 82%, 54%)  Shocking Pink
#bbea2b  rgb(187, 234, 43)  hsl(75, 82%, 54%)  Electric Lime