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#2BBFDA

#2bbfda ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bbfda is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 74.9% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.28% cyan, 12.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 189.26°, with 70.28% saturation and 51.18% 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 9.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 8.75.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4284

Complementary

  1. #2bbfda
  2. #da462b

Split complementary

  1. #2bbfda
  2. #da2b68
  3. #da9e2b

Analogous

  1. #2bda9e
  2. #2bbfda
  3. #2b68da

Triadic

  1. #2bbfda
  2. #da2bbf
  3. #bfda2b

Tetradic

  1. #2bbfda
  2. #462bda
  3. #da462b
  4. #bfda2b

Square

  1. #2bbfda
  2. #9e2bda
  3. #da462b
  4. #68da2b

Monochromatic

  1. #10505c
  2. #1b899d
  3. #2bbfda
  4. #6cd3e5
  5. #ade6f1

Shades

#2bbfda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bbfda
  2. #27acc4
  3. #2299ae
  4. #1e8699
  5. #1a7383
  6. #16606d
  7. #114c57
  8. #0d3941
  9. #09262c
  10. #041316
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bbfda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bbfda
  2. #40c5de
  3. #55cce1
  4. #6bd2e5
  5. #80d9e9
  6. #95dfed
  7. #aae5f0
  8. #bfecf4
  9. #d5f2f8
  10. #eaf9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bbfda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bbfda
  2. #34b9d1
  3. #3cb2c8
  4. #45acbf
  5. #4da6b6
  6. #56a0ad
  7. #5e99a4
  8. #67939b
  9. #6f8d92
  10. #788689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8db6c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abb8dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94a8da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c9c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8abbdb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #78b2da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c5cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bbfda {
  color: #2bbfda;
}
Background
.bg-2bbfda {
  background-color: #2bbfda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bbfda {
  border: 2px solid #2bbfda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bbfda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 191 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 70% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bbfda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bbfda, #2b68da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bbfda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 191 218 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.75 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.49 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.68 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.73 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.98 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.27 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.57 #d44025 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#2bbfda  rgb(43, 191, 218)  hsl(189, 70%, 51%)  Sky Blue
#da462b  rgb(218, 70, 43)  hsl(9, 70%, 51%)  Cinnabar
#da2bbf  rgb(218, 43, 191)  hsl(309, 70%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#bfda2b  rgb(191, 218, 43)  hsl(69, 70%, 51%)  Pear