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#2BC8EA

#2bc8ea ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bc8ea is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 78.43% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.62% cyan, 14.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 190.68°, with 81.97% saturation and 54.31% 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 10.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.13.

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Relative luminance0.4776

Complementary

  1. #2bc8ea
  2. #ea4d2b

Split complementary

  1. #2bc8ea
  2. #ea2b68
  3. #eaac2b

Analogous

  1. #2beaac
  2. #2bc8ea
  3. #2b68ea

Triadic

  1. #2bc8ea
  2. #ea2bc8
  3. #c8ea2b

Tetradic

  1. #2bc8ea
  2. #4d2bea
  3. #ea4d2b
  4. #c8ea2b

Square

  1. #2bc8ea
  2. #ac2bea
  3. #ea4d2b
  4. #68ea2b

Monochromatic

  1. #0b5f71
  2. #1299b6
  3. #2bc8ea
  4. #71daf1
  5. #b6ecf8

Shades

#2bc8ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bc8ea
  2. #27b4d3
  3. #22a0bb
  4. #1e8ca4
  5. #1a788c
  6. #166475
  7. #11505e
  8. #0d3c46
  9. #09282f
  10. #041417
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bc8ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bc8ea
  2. #40ceec
  3. #55d3ee
  4. #6bd9f0
  5. #80def2
  6. #95e4f5
  7. #aae9f7
  8. #bfeff9
  9. #d5f4fb
  10. #eafafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bc8ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bc8ea
  2. #34c1df
  3. #3cbad5
  4. #45b2ca
  5. #4dabc0
  6. #56a4b5
  7. #5e9daa
  8. #6796a0
  9. #6f8e95
  10. #78878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94bece ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2c2ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99b0ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d4d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8fc4eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7cbaea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cfdc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bc8ea {
  color: #2bc8ea;
}
Background
.bg-2bc8ea {
  background-color: #2bc8ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bc8ea {
  border: 2px solid #2bc8ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bc8ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 200 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 82% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bc8ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bc8ea, #2b68ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bc8ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 200 234 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.13 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.87 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.36 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.63 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.77 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.77 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.95 #d43715 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#2bc8ea  rgb(43, 200, 234)  hsl(191, 82%, 54%)  Sky Blue
#ea4d2b  rgb(234, 77, 43)  hsl(11, 82%, 54%)  Flame
#ea2bc8  rgb(234, 43, 200)  hsl(311, 82%, 54%)  Shocking Pink
#c8ea2b  rgb(200, 234, 43)  hsl(71, 82%, 54%)  Pear