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#2bb1d6 color: Aquarius

#2bb1d6 is rgb(43, 177, 214) in RGB and oklch(70.752% 0.12064 221.649) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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193°
100%

70.8%
0.121
222°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 16%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.51:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.36:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #2bb1d6

#2bb1d6 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.8% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 222°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.51:1 contrast and black text 8.36:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Aquarius (#2db0ce). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #2bb1d6 mixed with white

  1. 2bb1d6
  2. 4db9da
  3. 66c1df
  4. 7cc9e3
  5. 90d1e7
  6. a4d9eb
  7. b7e0ef
  8. c9e8f3
  9. dbf0f7
  10. edf7fb

Darker: #2bb1d6 mixed with black

  1. 2bb1d6
  2. 2499ba
  3. 1d839e
  4. 166c84
  5. 10576a
  6. 0a4252
  7. 052f3b
  8. 021c25
  9. 010c10
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2bb1d6 with less saturation

  1. 2bb1d6
  2. 42b0d1
  3. 53aecc
  4. 60adc6
  5. 6cabc1
  6. 76aabc
  7. 80a8b6
  8. 89a6b1
  9. 91a5ac
  10. 99a3a6

Questions about #2bb1d6

What color is #2bb1d6?

#2bb1d6 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Aquarius. In RGB it is rgb(43, 177, 214), in HSL hsl(192.98, 67.59%, 50.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.752% 0.12064 221.649).

What colors go well with #2bb1d6?

The complementary color of #2bb1d6 is #e08663. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #08b8b4 and #66a5ea. The triadic partners are #d481b6 and #b0a33f.

Is white or black text more readable on #2bb1d6?

Black text reads better on #2bb1d6: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and black gives 8.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2bb1d6 a warm or cool color?

#2bb1d6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 222 degrees, its lightness 70.8% and its chroma 0.121.