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#2BBFEF

#2bbfef ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2bbfef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 74.9% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.01% cyan, 20.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 194.69°, with 85.96% saturation and 55.29% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.65.

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Relative luminance0.4401

Complementary

  1. #2bbfef
  2. #ef5b2b

Split complementary

  1. #2bbfef
  2. #ef2b5d
  3. #efbd2b

Analogous

  1. #2befbd
  2. #2bbfef
  3. #2b5def

Triadic

  1. #2bbfef
  2. #ef2bbf
  3. #bfef2b

Tetradic

  1. #2bbfef
  2. #5b2bef
  3. #ef5b2b
  4. #bfef2b

Square

  1. #2bbfef
  2. #bd2bef
  3. #ef5b2b
  4. #5def2b

Monochromatic

  1. #095d78
  2. #0e94bf
  3. #2bbfef
  4. #72d4f4
  5. #b9eafa

Shades

#2bbfef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bbfef
  2. #27acd7
  3. #2299bf
  4. #1e86a7
  5. #1a738f
  6. #166078
  7. #114c60
  8. #0d3948
  9. #092630
  10. #041318
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bbfef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bbfef
  2. #40c5f1
  3. #55ccf2
  4. #6bd2f4
  5. #80d9f5
  6. #95dff7
  7. #aae5f9
  8. #bfecfa
  9. #d5f2fc
  10. #eaf9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bbfef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bbfef
  2. #34b9e4
  3. #3cb2d9
  4. #45acce
  5. #4da6c3
  6. #56a0b8
  7. #5e99ac
  8. #6793a1
  9. #6f8d96
  10. #78868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fb7cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5bbf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8ca9ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cdcf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #85bdf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #71b2ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c8dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bbfef {
  color: #2bbfef;
}
Background
.bg-2bbfef {
  background-color: #2bbfef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bbfef {
  border: 2px solid #2bbfef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bbfef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 191 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bbfef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bbfef, #2b5def);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bbfef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 191 239 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.65 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.65 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.70 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.73 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.01 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.11 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.46 #d44010 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#2bbfef  rgb(43, 191, 239)  hsl(195, 86%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef5b2b  rgb(239, 91, 43)  hsl(15, 86%, 55%)  Flame
#ef2bbf  rgb(239, 43, 191)  hsl(315, 86%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#bfef2b  rgb(191, 239, 43)  hsl(75, 86%, 55%)  Electric Lime