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#2CBEDE

#2cbede ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2cbede is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 74.51% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.18% cyan, 14.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 190.79°, 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 9.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 8.18.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4264

Complementary

  1. #2cbede
  2. #de4c2c

Split complementary

  1. #2cbede
  2. #de2c65
  3. #dea52c

Analogous

  1. #2cdea5
  2. #2cbede
  3. #2c65de

Triadic

  1. #2cbede
  2. #de2cbe
  3. #bede2c

Tetradic

  1. #2cbede
  2. #4c2cde
  3. #de4c2c
  4. #bede2c

Square

  1. #2cbede
  2. #a52cde
  3. #de4c2c
  4. #65de2c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f5362
  2. #1a8ba4
  3. #2cbede
  4. #6ed2e8
  5. #b0e7f3

Shades

#2cbede mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2cbede
  2. #28abc8
  3. #2398b2
  4. #1f859b
  5. #1a7285
  6. #165f6f
  7. #124c59
  8. #0d3943
  9. #09262c
  10. #041316
  11. #000000

Tints

#2cbede mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2cbede
  2. #41c5e1
  3. #56cbe5
  4. #6bd2e8
  5. #80d8eb
  6. #96dfef
  7. #abe5f2
  8. #c0ecf5
  9. #d5f2f8
  10. #eaf9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2cbede mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2cbede
  2. #34b8d5
  3. #3db2cb
  4. #45abc2
  5. #4ea5b8
  6. #569faf
  7. #5e99a6
  8. #67939c
  9. #6f8c93
  10. #788689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8db5c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9b8e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92a7de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c9c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88bbdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #76b1de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c5d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2cbede {
  color: #2cbede;
}
Background
.bg-2cbede {
  background-color: #2cbede;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2cbede {
  border: 2px solid #2cbede;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2cbede;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 190 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 73% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2cbede {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cbede, #2c65de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2cbede {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 190 222 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.18 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.36 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.94 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.02 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.55 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.08 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.28 #d34121 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#2cbede  rgb(44, 190, 222)  hsl(191, 73%, 52%)  Sky Blue
#de4c2c  rgb(222, 76, 44)  hsl(11, 73%, 52%)  Cinnabar
#de2cbe  rgb(222, 44, 190)  hsl(311, 73%, 52%)  Shocking Pink
#bede2c  rgb(190, 222, 44)  hsl(71, 73%, 52%)  Pear