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#2CBADD

#2cbadd ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2cbadd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 72.94% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.09% cyan, 15.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 191.86°, with 72.24% saturation and 51.96% 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 9.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 7.43.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4087

Complementary

  1. #2cbadd
  2. #dd4f2c

Split complementary

  1. #2cbadd
  2. #dd2c62
  3. #dda72c

Analogous

  1. #2cdda7
  2. #2cbadd
  3. #2c62dd

Triadic

  1. #2cbadd
  2. #dd2cba
  3. #badd2c

Tetradic

  1. #2cbadd
  2. #4f2cdd
  3. #dd4f2c
  4. #badd2c

Square

  1. #2cbadd
  2. #a72cdd
  3. #dd4f2c
  4. #62dd2c

Monochromatic

  1. #105060
  2. #1a87a2
  3. #2cbadd
  4. #6ed0e8
  5. #b0e5f2

Shades

#2cbadd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2cbadd
  2. #28a7c7
  3. #2395b1
  4. #1f829b
  5. #1a7085
  6. #165d6f
  7. #124a58
  8. #0d3842
  9. #09252c
  10. #041316
  11. #000000

Tints

#2cbadd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2cbadd
  2. #41c1e0
  3. #56c8e4
  4. #6bcfe7
  5. #80d6eb
  6. #96ddee
  7. #abe3f1
  8. #c0eaf5
  9. #d5f1f8
  10. #eaf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2cbadd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2cbadd
  2. #34b4d4
  3. #3daeca
  4. #45a9c1
  5. #4ea3b8
  6. #569daf
  7. #5e97a5
  8. #67919c
  9. #6f8c93
  10. #788689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8ab1c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4b5df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8da4dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #85b7de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #73addd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c1cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2cbadd {
  color: #2cbadd;
}
Background
.bg-2cbadd {
  background-color: #2cbadd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2cbadd {
  border: 2px solid #2cbadd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2cbadd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 186 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2cbadd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cbadd, #2c62dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2cbadd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 186 221 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.43 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.16 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.48 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.10 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.38 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.58 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 11.13 #d34522 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2cbadd  rgb(44, 186, 221)  hsl(192, 72%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#dd4f2c  rgb(221, 79, 44)  hsl(12, 72%, 52%)  Flame
#dd2cba  rgb(221, 44, 186)  hsl(312, 72%, 52%)  Shocking Pink
#badd2c  rgb(186, 221, 44)  hsl(72, 72%, 52%)  June Bud