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#2DB8DE

#2db8de ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2db8de 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.73% cyan, 17.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 192.88°, with 72.84% saturation and 52.35% 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 9.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.56.

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Relative luminance0.4011

Complementary

  1. #2db8de
  2. #de532d

Split complementary

  1. #2db8de
  2. #de2d5f
  3. #deab2d

Analogous

  1. #2ddeab
  2. #2db8de
  3. #2d5fde

Triadic

  1. #2db8de
  2. #de2db8
  3. #b8de2d

Tetradic

  1. #2db8de
  2. #532dde
  3. #de532d
  4. #b8de2d

Square

  1. #2db8de
  2. #ab2dde
  3. #de532d
  4. #5fde2d

Monochromatic

  1. #0f5163
  2. #1a87a5
  3. #2db8de
  4. #6fcee8
  5. #b1e5f3

Shades

#2db8de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2db8de
  2. #29a6c8
  3. #2493b2
  4. #20819b
  5. #1b6e85
  6. #175c6f
  7. #124a59
  8. #0e3743
  9. #09252c
  10. #051216
  11. #000000

Tints

#2db8de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2db8de
  2. #42bfe1
  3. #57c6e5
  4. #6ccde8
  5. #81d4eb
  6. #96dcef
  7. #abe3f2
  8. #c0eaf5
  9. #d5f1f8
  10. #eaf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2db8de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2db8de
  2. #35b2d5
  3. #3eadcb
  4. #46a7c2
  5. #4ea2b8
  6. #579caf
  7. #5f96a6
  8. #67919c
  9. #6f8b93
  10. #788689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89b0c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2b3e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8aa3de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c4c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83b5df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #71acde ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bfcf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2db8de {
  color: #2db8de;
}
Background
.bg-2db8de {
  background-color: #2db8de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2db8de {
  border: 2px solid #2db8de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2db8de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 184 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 73% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2db8de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2db8de, #2d5fde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2db8de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 184 222 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.56 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.72 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.64 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.11 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.89 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.09 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.29 #d24721 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2db8de  rgb(45, 184, 222)  hsl(193, 73%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#de532d  rgb(222, 83, 45)  hsl(13, 73%, 52%)  Flame
#de2db8  rgb(222, 45, 184)  hsl(313, 73%, 52%)  Shocking Pink
#b8de2d  rgb(184, 222, 45)  hsl(73, 73%, 52%)  June Bud