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HTML
<div class="parent">
<div class="child">
</div>
</div>
CSS
.parent {
position: absolute;
height: 500px;
width: 100%;
background: green;
}
.child {
position: absolute;
top: 50%;
left: 50%;
background: blue;
height: 100px;
width: 100px;
transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
-webkit-transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
-moz-transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
-o-transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}