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#2BC3DE

#2bc3de ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bc3de is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 76.47% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.63% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 189.05°, with 73.06% saturation and 51.96% 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 9.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 8.38.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4482

Complementary

  1. #2bc3de
  2. #de462b

Split complementary

  1. #2bc3de
  2. #de2b69
  3. #de9f2b

Analogous

  1. #2bde9f
  2. #2bc3de
  3. #2b69de

Triadic

  1. #2bc3de
  2. #de2bc3
  3. #c3de2b

Tetradic

  1. #2bc3de
  2. #462bde
  3. #de462b
  4. #c3de2b

Square

  1. #2bc3de
  2. #9f2bde
  3. #de462b
  4. #69de2b

Monochromatic

  1. #0f5561
  2. #198ea3
  3. #2bc3de
  4. #6dd6e8
  5. #afe8f3

Shades

#2bc3de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bc3de
  2. #27b0c8
  3. #229cb2
  4. #1e899b
  5. #1a7585
  6. #16626f
  7. #114e59
  8. #0d3b43
  9. #09272c
  10. #041416
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bc3de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bc3de
  2. #40c9e1
  3. #55cfe5
  4. #6bd5e8
  5. #80dbeb
  6. #95e1ef
  7. #aae7f2
  8. #bfedf5
  9. #d5f3f8
  10. #eaf9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bc3de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bc3de
  2. #34bcd5
  3. #3cb6cb
  4. #45afc2
  5. #4da8b8
  6. #56a2af
  7. #5e9ba6
  8. #67949c
  9. #6f8d93
  10. #788789
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90b9c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afbce0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98abde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cecb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8dbfdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7bb5de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c9d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bc3de {
  color: #2bc3de;
}
Background
.bg-2bc3de {
  background-color: #2bc3de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bc3de {
  border: 2px solid #2bc3de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bc3de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 195 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 73% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bc3de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bc3de, #2b69de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bc3de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 195 222 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.38 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.05 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.33 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.91 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.12 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.42 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.34 #d43c21 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#2bc3de  rgb(43, 195, 222)  hsl(189, 73%, 52%)  Sky Blue
#de462b  rgb(222, 70, 43)  hsl(9, 73%, 52%)  Cinnabar
#de2bc3  rgb(222, 43, 195)  hsl(309, 73%, 52%)  Shocking Pink
#c3de2b  rgb(195, 222, 43)  hsl(69, 73%, 52%)  Pear