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#2BBCDB

#2bbcdb ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bbcdb 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.37% cyan, 14.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 190.57°, 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 9.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 8.58.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4159

Complementary

  1. #2bbcdb
  2. #db4a2b

Split complementary

  1. #2bbcdb
  2. #db2b64
  3. #dba22b

Analogous

  1. #2bdba2
  2. #2bbcdb
  3. #2b64db

Triadic

  1. #2bbcdb
  2. #db2bbc
  3. #bcdb2b

Tetradic

  1. #2bbcdb
  2. #4a2bdb
  3. #db4a2b
  4. #bcdb2b

Square

  1. #2bbcdb
  2. #a22bdb
  3. #db4a2b
  4. #64db2b

Monochromatic

  1. #10505d
  2. #1b879f
  3. #2bbcdb
  4. #6cd1e6
  5. #aee5f1

Shades

#2bbcdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bbcdb
  2. #27a9c5
  3. #2296af
  4. #1e8499
  5. #1a7183
  6. #165e6e
  7. #114b58
  8. #0d3842
  9. #09262c
  10. #041316
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bbcdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bbcdb
  2. #40c3df
  3. #55c9e2
  4. #6bd0e6
  5. #80d7e9
  6. #95deed
  7. #aae4f1
  8. #bfebf4
  9. #d5f2f8
  10. #eaf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bbcdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bbcdb
  2. #34b6d2
  3. #3cb0c9
  4. #45aac0
  5. #4da4b7
  6. #569eae
  7. #5e98a4
  8. #67929b
  9. #6f8c92
  10. #788689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8bb3c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7b6dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90a5db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c7c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87b8dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75afdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c3cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bbcdb {
  color: #2bbcdb;
}
Background
.bg-2bbcdb {
  background-color: #2bbcdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bbcdb {
  border: 2px solid #2bbcdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bbcdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 188 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bbcdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bbcdb, #2b64db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bbcdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 188 219 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.58 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.68 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.80 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.36 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.97 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.02 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.59 #d44324 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#2bbcdb  rgb(43, 188, 219)  hsl(191, 71%, 51%)  Sky Blue
#db4a2b  rgb(219, 74, 43)  hsl(11, 71%, 51%)  Cinnabar
#db2bbc  rgb(219, 43, 188)  hsl(311, 71%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#bcdb2b  rgb(188, 219, 43)  hsl(71, 71%, 51%)  Pear