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#2BC2DD

#2bc2dd ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bc2dd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 76.08% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.54% cyan, 12.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 189.1°, with 72.36% saturation and 51.76% 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 9.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 8.46.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4432

Complementary

  1. #2bc2dd
  2. #dd462b

Split complementary

  1. #2bc2dd
  2. #dd2b69
  3. #dd9f2b

Analogous

  1. #2bdd9f
  2. #2bc2dd
  3. #2b69dd

Triadic

  1. #2bc2dd
  2. #dd2bc2
  3. #c2dd2b

Tetradic

  1. #2bc2dd
  2. #462bdd
  3. #dd462b
  4. #c2dd2b

Square

  1. #2bc2dd
  2. #9f2bdd
  3. #dd462b
  4. #69dd2b

Monochromatic

  1. #0f5360
  2. #1a8da2
  3. #2bc2dd
  4. #6dd5e8
  5. #afe8f2

Shades

#2bc2dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bc2dd
  2. #27afc7
  3. #229bb1
  4. #1e889b
  5. #1a7485
  6. #16616f
  7. #114e58
  8. #0d3a42
  9. #09272c
  10. #041316
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bc2dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bc2dd
  2. #40c8e0
  3. #55cee4
  4. #6bd4e7
  5. #80daeb
  6. #95e1ee
  7. #aae7f1
  8. #bfedf5
  9. #d5f3f8
  10. #eaf9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bc2dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bc2dd
  2. #34bbd4
  3. #3cb5ca
  4. #45aec1
  5. #4da8b8
  6. #56a1af
  7. #5e9aa5
  8. #67949c
  9. #6f8d93
  10. #788789
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fb8c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aebbdf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97aadd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ccca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8cbede ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7ab4dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c8d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bc2dd {
  color: #2bc2dd;
}
Background
.bg-2bc2dd {
  background-color: #2bc2dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bc2dd {
  border: 2px solid #2bc2dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bc2dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 194 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bc2dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bc2dd, #2b69dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bc2dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 194 221 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.46 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.15 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.41 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.99 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.08 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.24 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.40 #d43d22 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#2bc2dd  rgb(43, 194, 221)  hsl(189, 72%, 52%)  Sky Blue
#dd462b  rgb(221, 70, 43)  hsl(9, 72%, 52%)  Cinnabar
#dd2bc2  rgb(221, 43, 194)  hsl(309, 72%, 52%)  Shocking Pink
#c2dd2b  rgb(194, 221, 43)  hsl(69, 72%, 52%)  Pear