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#2BC8EF

#2bc8ef ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2bc8ef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 78.43% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.01% cyan, 16.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 191.94°, with 85.96% saturation and 55.29% 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 10.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.77.

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Relative luminance0.4805

Complementary

  1. #2bc8ef
  2. #ef522b

Split complementary

  1. #2bc8ef
  2. #ef2b66
  3. #efb42b

Analogous

  1. #2befb4
  2. #2bc8ef
  3. #2b66ef

Triadic

  1. #2bc8ef
  2. #ef2bc8
  3. #c8ef2b

Tetradic

  1. #2bc8ef
  2. #522bef
  3. #ef522b
  4. #c8ef2b

Square

  1. #2bc8ef
  2. #b42bef
  3. #ef522b
  4. #66ef2b

Monochromatic

  1. #096278
  2. #0e9cbf
  3. #2bc8ef
  4. #72daf4
  5. #b9edfa

Shades

#2bc8ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bc8ef
  2. #27b4d7
  3. #22a0bf
  4. #1e8ca7
  5. #1a788f
  6. #166478
  7. #115060
  8. #0d3c48
  9. #092830
  10. #041418
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bc8ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bc8ef
  2. #40cef1
  3. #55d3f2
  4. #6bd9f4
  5. #80def5
  6. #95e4f7
  7. #aae9f9
  8. #bfeffa
  9. #d5f4fc
  10. #eafafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bc8ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bc8ef
  2. #34c1e4
  3. #3cbad9
  4. #45b2ce
  5. #4dabc3
  6. #56a4b8
  7. #5e9dac
  8. #6796a1
  9. #6f8e96
  10. #78878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94bfd0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0c2f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97b0ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d5d4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ec5f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7abaef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d0e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bc8ef {
  color: #2bc8ef;
}
Background
.bg-2bc8ef {
  background-color: #2bc8ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bc8ef {
  border: 2px solid #2bc8ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bc8ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 200 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bc8ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bc8ef, #2b66ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bc8ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 200 239 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.77 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.95 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.27 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.68 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.89 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.60 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 11.12 #d43710 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#2bc8ef  rgb(43, 200, 239)  hsl(192, 86%, 55%)  Sky Blue
#ef522b  rgb(239, 82, 43)  hsl(12, 86%, 55%)  Flame
#ef2bc8  rgb(239, 43, 200)  hsl(312, 86%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#c8ef2b  rgb(200, 239, 43)  hsl(72, 86%, 55%)  Electric Lime