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#2BB4E4

#2bb4e4 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bb4e4 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 70.59% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.14% cyan, 21.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 195.57°, with 77.41% saturation and 53.14% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 4.37.

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Relative luminance0.3876

Complementary

  1. #2bb4e4
  2. #e45b2b

Split complementary

  1. #2bb4e4
  2. #e42b57
  3. #e4b82b

Analogous

  1. #2be4b8
  2. #2bb4e4
  3. #2b57e4

Triadic

  1. #2bb4e4
  2. #e42bb4
  3. #b4e42b

Tetradic

  1. #2bb4e4
  2. #5b2be4
  3. #e45b2b
  4. #b4e42b

Square

  1. #2bb4e4
  2. #b82be4
  3. #e45b2b
  4. #57e42b

Monochromatic

  1. #0d5169
  2. #1685ad
  3. #2bb4e4
  4. #6fcced
  5. #b3e4f5

Shades

#2bb4e4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bb4e4
  2. #27a2cd
  3. #2290b6
  4. #1e7ea0
  5. #1a6c89
  6. #165a72
  7. #11485b
  8. #0d3644
  9. #09242e
  10. #041217
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bb4e4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bb4e4
  2. #40bce7
  3. #55c3e9
  4. #6bcbec
  5. #80d2ef
  6. #95daf2
  7. #aae1f4
  8. #bfe9f7
  9. #d5f0fa
  10. #eaf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bb4e4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bb4e4
  2. #34afda
  3. #3caad0
  4. #45a4c6
  5. #4d9fbc
  6. #569ab2
  7. #5e95a8
  8. #67909e
  9. #6f8a94
  10. #78858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87acc3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ab1e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82a0e3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c2c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7db2e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6aa8e4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bcd2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bb4e4 {
  color: #2bb4e4;
}
Background
.bg-2bb4e4 {
  background-color: #2bb4e4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bb4e4 {
  border: 2px solid #2bb4e4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bb4e4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 180 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 77% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bb4e4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bb4e4, #2b57e4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bb4e4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 180 228 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.37 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.59 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.92 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.17 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.87 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.57 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.60 #d44b1b Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2bb4e4  rgb(43, 180, 228)  hsl(196, 77%, 53%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e45b2b  rgb(228, 91, 43)  hsl(16, 77%, 53%)  Flame
#e42bb4  rgb(228, 43, 180)  hsl(316, 77%, 53%)  Shocking Pink
#b4e42b  rgb(180, 228, 43)  hsl(76, 77%, 53%)  June Bud