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#2BBCD7

#2bbcd7 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bbcd7 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 73.73% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80% cyan, 12.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 189.42°, with 68.25% saturation and 50.59% 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 9.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 9.1.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4139

Complementary

  1. #2bbcd7
  2. #d7462b

Split complementary

  1. #2bbcd7
  2. #d72b66
  3. #d79c2b

Analogous

  1. #2bd79c
  2. #2bbcd7
  3. #2b66d7

Triadic

  1. #2bbcd7
  2. #d72bbc
  3. #bcd72b

Tetradic

  1. #2bbcd7
  2. #462bd7
  3. #d7462b
  4. #bcd72b

Square

  1. #2bbcd7
  2. #9c2bd7
  3. #d7462b
  4. #66d72b

Monochromatic

  1. #114d58
  2. #1d8599
  3. #2bbcd7
  4. #6bd0e3
  5. #ace5ef

Shades

#2bbcd7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bbcd7
  2. #27a9c2
  3. #2296ac
  4. #1e8497
  5. #1a7181
  6. #165e6c
  7. #114b56
  8. #0d3841
  9. #09262b
  10. #041316
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bbcd7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bbcd7
  2. #40c3db
  3. #55c9df
  4. #6bd0e3
  5. #80d7e7
  6. #95deeb
  7. #aae4ef
  8. #bfebf3
  9. #d5f2f7
  10. #eaf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bbcd7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bbcd7
  2. #34b6ce
  3. #3cb0c6
  4. #45aabd
  5. #4da4b4
  6. #569eac
  7. #5e98a3
  8. #67929a
  9. #6f8c91
  10. #788689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8bb3bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8b6d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92a5d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88b8d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #76afd7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c2cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bbcd7 {
  color: #2bbcd7;
}
Background
.bg-2bbcd7 {
  background-color: #2bbcd7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bbcd7 {
  border: 2px solid #2bbcd7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bbcd7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 188 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 68% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bbcd7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bbcd7, #2b66d7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bbcd7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 188 215 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.10 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.25 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.89 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.94 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.01 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.61 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.43 #d44328 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#2bbcd7  rgb(43, 188, 215)  hsl(189, 68%, 51%)  Sky Blue
#d7462b  rgb(215, 70, 43)  hsl(9, 68%, 51%)  Cinnabar
#d72bbc  rgb(215, 43, 188)  hsl(309, 68%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#bcd72b  rgb(188, 215, 43)  hsl(69, 68%, 51%)  Pear