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#2CB6DC

#2cb6dc ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2cb6dc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 71.37% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80% cyan, 17.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 192.95°, with 71.54% 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 8.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.7.

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Relative luminance0.3916

Complementary

  1. #2cb6dc
  2. #dc522c

Split complementary

  1. #2cb6dc
  2. #dc2c5e
  3. #dcaa2c

Analogous

  1. #2cdcaa
  2. #2cb6dc
  3. #2c5edc

Triadic

  1. #2cb6dc
  2. #dc2cb6
  3. #b6dc2c

Tetradic

  1. #2cb6dc
  2. #522cdc
  3. #dc522c
  4. #b6dc2c

Square

  1. #2cb6dc
  2. #aa2cdc
  3. #dc522c
  4. #5edc2c

Monochromatic

  1. #104e5f
  2. #1b84a1
  3. #2cb6dc
  4. #6ecde7
  5. #afe3f2

Shades

#2cb6dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2cb6dc
  2. #28a4c6
  3. #2392b0
  4. #1f7f9a
  5. #1a6d84
  6. #165b6e
  7. #124958
  8. #0d3742
  9. #09242c
  10. #041216
  11. #000000

Tints

#2cb6dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2cb6dc
  2. #41bde0
  3. #56c5e3
  4. #6bcce7
  5. #80d3ea
  6. #96dbee
  7. #abe2f1
  8. #c0e9f5
  9. #d5f0f8
  10. #eaf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2cb6dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2cb6dc
  2. #34b1d3
  3. #3dabca
  4. #45a6c0
  5. #4ea0b7
  6. #569bae
  7. #5e96a5
  8. #67909c
  9. #6f8b92
  10. #788589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88aebf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0b1de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #89a1dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c2c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81b3dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6faadc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bdcd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2cb6dc {
  color: #2cb6dc;
}
Background
.bg-2cb6dc {
  background-color: #2cb6dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2cb6dc {
  border: 2px solid #2cb6dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2cb6dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 182 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2cb6dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cb6dc, #2c5edc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2cb6dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 182 220 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.70 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.47 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.03 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.49 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.92 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.04 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.15 #d34923 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2cb6dc  rgb(44, 182, 220)  hsl(193, 72%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#dc522c  rgb(220, 82, 44)  hsl(13, 72%, 52%)  Flame
#dc2cb6  rgb(220, 44, 182)  hsl(313, 72%, 52%)  Shocking Pink
#b6dc2c  rgb(182, 220, 44)  hsl(73, 72%, 52%)  June Bud