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#2BB2EE

#2bb2ee ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2bb2ee is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 69.8% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.93% cyan, 25.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 198.46°, with 85.15% saturation and 55.1% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.62.

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Web safe#3399ff
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Relative luminance0.3853

Complementary

  1. #2bb2ee
  2. #ee672b

Split complementary

  1. #2bb2ee
  2. #ee2b51
  3. #eec82b

Analogous

  1. #2beec8
  2. #2bb2ee
  3. #2b51ee

Triadic

  1. #2bb2ee
  2. #ee2bb2
  3. #b2ee2b

Tetradic

  1. #2bb2ee
  2. #672bee
  3. #ee672b
  4. #b2ee2b

Square

  1. #2bb2ee
  2. #c82bee
  3. #ee672b
  4. #51ee2b

Monochromatic

  1. #0a5577
  2. #0f88bd
  3. #2bb2ee
  4. #72ccf4
  5. #b9e5f9

Shades

#2bb2ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bb2ee
  2. #27a0d6
  3. #228ebe
  4. #1e7da7
  5. #1a6b8f
  6. #165977
  7. #11475f
  8. #0d3547
  9. #092430
  10. #041218
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bb2ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bb2ee
  2. #40baf0
  3. #55c1f1
  4. #6bc9f3
  5. #80d1f5
  6. #95d9f7
  7. #aae0f8
  8. #bfe8fa
  9. #d5f0fc
  10. #eaf7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bb2ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bb2ee
  2. #34ade3
  3. #3ca8d8
  4. #45a3cd
  5. #4d9ec2
  6. #5699b7
  7. #5e94ac
  8. #678fa1
  9. #6f8a96
  10. #78858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87abc7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #94b1f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b9fed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c2c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #78b1f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #64a7ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bcd7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bb2ee {
  color: #2bb2ee;
}
Background
.bg-2bb2ee {
  background-color: #2bb2ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bb2ee {
  border: 2px solid #2bb2ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bb2ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 178 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bb2ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bb2ee, #2b51ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bb2ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 178 238 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.62 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.45 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.78 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.72 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.70 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.47 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.47 #d44d11 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2bb2ee  rgb(43, 178, 238)  hsl(198, 85%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ee672b  rgb(238, 103, 43)  hsl(18, 85%, 55%)  Persimmon
#ee2bb2  rgb(238, 43, 178)  hsl(318, 85%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#b2ee2b  rgb(178, 238, 43)  hsl(78, 85%, 55%)  Spring Bud