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#2CB7DE

#2cb7de ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2cb7de is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 71.76% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.18% cyan, 17.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 193.15°, with 72.95% saturation and 52.16% 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 8.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.34.

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Relative luminance0.3968

Complementary

  1. #2cb7de
  2. #de532c

Split complementary

  1. #2cb7de
  2. #de2c5e
  3. #deac2c

Analogous

  1. #2cdeac
  2. #2cb7de
  3. #2c5ede

Triadic

  1. #2cb7de
  2. #de2cb7
  3. #b7de2c

Tetradic

  1. #2cb7de
  2. #532cde
  3. #de532c
  4. #b7de2c

Square

  1. #2cb7de
  2. #ac2cde
  3. #de532c
  4. #5ede2c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f5062
  2. #1a86a4
  3. #2cb7de
  4. #6ecee8
  5. #b0e4f3

Shades

#2cb7de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2cb7de
  2. #28a5c8
  3. #2392b2
  4. #1f809b
  5. #1a6e85
  6. #165c6f
  7. #124959
  8. #0d3743
  9. #09252c
  10. #041216
  11. #000000

Tints

#2cb7de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2cb7de
  2. #41bee1
  3. #56c5e5
  4. #6bcde8
  5. #80d4eb
  6. #96dbef
  7. #abe2f2
  8. #c0e9f5
  9. #d5f1f8
  10. #eaf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2cb7de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2cb7de
  2. #34b2d5
  3. #3daccb
  4. #45a7c2
  5. #4ea1b8
  6. #569caf
  7. #5e96a6
  8. #67919c
  9. #6f8b93
  10. #788689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88afc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0b2e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #89a2de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c3c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #82b4df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6fabde ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00becf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2cb7de {
  color: #2cb7de;
}
Background
.bg-2cb7de {
  background-color: #2cb7de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2cb7de {
  border: 2px solid #2cb7de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2cb7de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 183 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 73% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2cb7de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cb7de, #2c5ede);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2cb7de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 183 222 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.34 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.59 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.82 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.25 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.75 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.93 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.12 #d34821 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2cb7de  rgb(44, 183, 222)  hsl(193, 73%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#de532c  rgb(222, 83, 44)  hsl(13, 73%, 52%)  Flame
#de2cb7  rgb(222, 44, 183)  hsl(313, 73%, 52%)  Shocking Pink
#b7de2c  rgb(183, 222, 44)  hsl(73, 73%, 52%)  June Bud