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#2DB8DD

#2db8dd ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2db8dd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 72.16% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.64% cyan, 16.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 192.61°, with 72.13% 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 9.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.86.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4006

Complementary

  1. #2db8dd
  2. #dd522d

Split complementary

  1. #2db8dd
  2. #dd2d60
  3. #ddaa2d

Analogous

  1. #2dddaa
  2. #2db8dd
  3. #2d60dd

Triadic

  1. #2db8dd
  2. #dd2db8
  3. #b8dd2d

Tetradic

  1. #2db8dd
  2. #522ddd
  3. #dd522d
  4. #b8dd2d

Square

  1. #2db8dd
  2. #aa2ddd
  3. #dd522d
  4. #60dd2d

Monochromatic

  1. #105061
  2. #1a86a3
  3. #2db8dd
  4. #6fcee8
  5. #b1e5f2

Shades

#2db8dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2db8dd
  2. #29a6c7
  3. #2493b1
  4. #20819b
  5. #1b6e85
  6. #175c6f
  7. #124a58
  8. #0e3742
  9. #09252c
  10. #051216
  11. #000000

Tints

#2db8dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2db8dd
  2. #42bfe0
  3. #57c6e4
  4. #6ccde7
  5. #81d4eb
  6. #96dcee
  7. #abe3f1
  8. #c0eaf5
  9. #d5f1f8
  10. #eaf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2db8dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2db8dd
  2. #35b2d4
  3. #3eadca
  4. #46a7c1
  5. #4ea2b8
  6. #579caf
  7. #5f96a5
  8. #67919c
  9. #6f8b93
  10. #788689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89b0c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2b3df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8ba3dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c4c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83b5de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #71acdd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bfce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2db8dd {
  color: #2db8dd;
}
Background
.bg-2db8dd {
  background-color: #2db8dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2db8dd {
  border: 2px solid #2db8dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2db8dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 184 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2db8dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2db8dd, #2d60dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2db8dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 184 221 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.86 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.75 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.68 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.19 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.13 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.25 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.47 #d24722 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2db8dd  rgb(45, 184, 221)  hsl(193, 72%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#dd522d  rgb(221, 82, 45)  hsl(13, 72%, 52%)  Flame
#dd2db8  rgb(221, 45, 184)  hsl(313, 72%, 52%)  Shocking Pink
#b8dd2d  rgb(184, 221, 45)  hsl(73, 72%, 52%)  June Bud