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#2CBCDC

#2cbcdc ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2cbcdc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 73.73% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80% cyan, 14.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 190.91°, 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 9.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 8.34.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4167

Complementary

  1. #2cbcdc
  2. #dc4c2c

Split complementary

  1. #2cbcdc
  2. #dc2c64
  3. #dca42c

Analogous

  1. #2cdca4
  2. #2cbcdc
  3. #2c64dc

Triadic

  1. #2cbcdc
  2. #dc2cbc
  3. #bcdc2c

Tetradic

  1. #2cbcdc
  2. #4c2cdc
  3. #dc4c2c
  4. #bcdc2c

Square

  1. #2cbcdc
  2. #a42cdc
  3. #dc4c2c
  4. #64dc2c

Monochromatic

  1. #10515f
  2. #1b88a1
  3. #2cbcdc
  4. #6ed1e7
  5. #afe6f2

Shades

#2cbcdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2cbcdc
  2. #28a9c6
  3. #2396b0
  4. #1f849a
  5. #1a7184
  6. #165e6e
  7. #124b58
  8. #0d3842
  9. #09262c
  10. #041316
  11. #000000

Tints

#2cbcdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2cbcdc
  2. #41c3e0
  3. #56c9e3
  4. #6bd0e7
  5. #80d7ea
  6. #96deee
  7. #abe4f1
  8. #c0ebf5
  9. #d5f2f8
  10. #eaf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2cbcdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2cbcdc
  2. #34b6d3
  3. #3db0ca
  4. #45aac0
  5. #4ea4b7
  6. #569eae
  7. #5e98a5
  8. #67929c
  9. #6f8c92
  10. #788689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8bb3c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7b6de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90a6dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c7c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87b9dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75afdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c3cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2cbcdc {
  color: #2cbcdc;
}
Background
.bg-2cbcdc {
  background-color: #2cbcdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2cbcdc {
  border: 2px solid #2cbcdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2cbcdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 188 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2cbcdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cbcdc, #2c64dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2cbcdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 188 220 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.34 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.44 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.69 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.19 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.74 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.30 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.32 #d34323 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2cbcdc  rgb(44, 188, 220)  hsl(191, 72%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#dc4c2c  rgb(220, 76, 44)  hsl(11, 72%, 52%)  Cinnabar
#dc2cbc  rgb(220, 44, 188)  hsl(311, 72%, 52%)  Shocking Pink
#bcdc2c  rgb(188, 220, 44)  hsl(71, 72%, 52%)  Pear