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#2BC4E8

#2bc4e8 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bc4e8 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 76.86% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.47% cyan, 15.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 191.43°, with 80.43% saturation and 53.92% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.22.

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Relative luminance0.4582

Complementary

  1. #2bc4e8
  2. #e84f2b

Split complementary

  1. #2bc4e8
  2. #e82b65
  3. #e8ae2b

Analogous

  1. #2be8ae
  2. #2bc4e8
  3. #2b65e8

Triadic

  1. #2bc4e8
  2. #e82bc4
  3. #c4e82b

Tetradic

  1. #2bc4e8
  2. #4f2be8
  3. #e84f2b
  4. #c4e82b

Square

  1. #2bc4e8
  2. #ae2be8
  3. #e84f2b
  4. #65e82b

Monochromatic

  1. #0c5b6e
  2. #1395b3
  3. #2bc4e8
  4. #70d7ef
  5. #b5eaf7

Shades

#2bc4e8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bc4e8
  2. #27b0d1
  3. #229dba
  4. #1e89a2
  5. #1a768b
  6. #166274
  7. #114e5d
  8. #0d3b46
  9. #09272e
  10. #041417
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bc4e8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bc4e8
  2. #40caea
  3. #55d0ed
  4. #6bd6ef
  5. #80dcf1
  6. #95e2f4
  7. #aae7f6
  8. #bfedf8
  9. #d5f3fa
  10. #eaf9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bc4e8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bc4e8
  2. #34bdde
  3. #3cb6d3
  4. #45b0c9
  5. #4da9be
  6. #56a2b4
  7. #5e9baa
  8. #67949f
  9. #6f8e95
  10. #78878a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91bbcb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adbeea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95ade8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d0cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8cc1e9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79b6e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cbda ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bc4e8 {
  color: #2bc4e8;
}
Background
.bg-2bc4e8 {
  background-color: #2bc4e8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bc4e8 {
  border: 2px solid #2bc4e8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bc4e8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 196 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 80% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bc4e8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bc4e8, #2b65e8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bc4e8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 196 232 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.22 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.44 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.86 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.39 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.90 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.40 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 11.51 #d43b17 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#2bc4e8  rgb(43, 196, 232)  hsl(191, 80%, 54%)  Sky Blue
#e84f2b  rgb(232, 79, 43)  hsl(11, 80%, 54%)  Flame
#e82bc4  rgb(232, 43, 196)  hsl(311, 80%, 54%)  Shocking Pink
#c4e82b  rgb(196, 232, 43)  hsl(71, 80%, 54%)  Pear