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#2BBDDC

#2bbddc ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bbddc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 74.12% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.45% cyan, 14.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 190.51°, with 71.66% saturation and 51.57% 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 9.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 8.45.

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Relative luminance0.4208

Complementary

  1. #2bbddc
  2. #dc4a2b

Split complementary

  1. #2bbddc
  2. #dc2b64
  3. #dca32b

Analogous

  1. #2bdca3
  2. #2bbddc
  3. #2b64dc

Triadic

  1. #2bbddc
  2. #dc2bbd
  3. #bddc2b

Tetradic

  1. #2bbddc
  2. #4a2bdc
  3. #dc4a2b
  4. #bddc2b

Square

  1. #2bbddc
  2. #a32bdc
  3. #dc4a2b
  4. #64dc2b

Monochromatic

  1. #10515e
  2. #1a89a0
  3. #2bbddc
  4. #6dd1e7
  5. #aee6f2

Shades

#2bbddc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bbddc
  2. #27aac6
  3. #2297b0
  4. #1e849a
  5. #1a7184
  6. #165f6e
  7. #114c58
  8. #0d3942
  9. #09262c
  10. #041316
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bbddc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bbddc
  2. #40c4e0
  3. #55cae3
  4. #6bd1e7
  5. #80d7ea
  6. #95deee
  7. #aae5f1
  8. #bfebf5
  9. #d5f2f8
  10. #eaf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bbddc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bbddc
  2. #34b7d3
  3. #3cb1ca
  4. #45abc0
  5. #4da5b7
  6. #569fae
  7. #5e98a5
  8. #67929c
  9. #6f8c92
  10. #788689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8cb4c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8b7de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91a6dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c8c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88b9dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #76b0dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c4d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bbddc {
  color: #2bbddc;
}
Background
.bg-2bbddc {
  background-color: #2bbddc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bbddc {
  border: 2px solid #2bbddc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bbddc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 189 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bbddc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bbddc, #2b64dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bbddc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 189 220 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.45 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.68 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.97 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.24 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.88 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.90 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.58 #d44223 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#2bbddc  rgb(43, 189, 220)  hsl(191, 72%, 52%)  Sky Blue
#dc4a2b  rgb(220, 74, 43)  hsl(11, 72%, 52%)  Cinnabar
#dc2bbd  rgb(220, 43, 189)  hsl(311, 72%, 52%)  Shocking Pink
#bddc2b  rgb(189, 220, 43)  hsl(71, 72%, 52%)  Pear