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#2A96BF

#2a96bf ≈ Bondi Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a96bf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 58.82% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.01% cyan, 21.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 196.51°, with 63.95% saturation and 45.69% 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 6.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 3.67.

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Relative luminance0.2607

Complementary

  1. #2a96bf
  2. #bf532a

Split complementary

  1. #2a96bf
  2. #bf2a4c
  3. #bf9e2a

Analogous

  1. #2abf9e
  2. #2a96bf
  3. #2a4cbf

Triadic

  1. #2a96bf
  2. #bf2a96
  3. #96bf2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a96bf
  2. #532abf
  3. #bf532a
  4. #96bf2a

Square

  1. #2a96bf
  2. #9e2abf
  3. #bf532a
  4. #4cbf2a

Monochromatic

  1. #0e3442
  2. #1c6580
  3. #2a96bf
  4. #5bb8db
  5. #99d3e9

Shades

#2a96bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a96bf
  2. #2687ac
  3. #227899
  4. #1d6986
  5. #195a73
  6. #154b60
  7. #113c4c
  8. #0d2d39
  9. #081e26
  10. #040f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a96bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a96bf
  2. #3fa1c5
  3. #55abcc
  4. #6ab6d2
  5. #7fc0d9
  6. #95cbdf
  7. #aad5e5
  8. #bfe0ec
  9. #d4eaf2
  10. #eaf5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a96bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a96bf
  2. #3394b9
  3. #3b92b2
  4. #448fac
  5. #4c8da6
  6. #558ba0
  7. #5e8999
  8. #668793
  9. #6f848d
  10. #778286
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7190a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8194c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d85be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a2a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6995c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #598cbf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009daf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a96bf {
  color: #2a96bf;
}
Background
.bg-2a96bf {
  background-color: #2a96bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2a96bf {
  border: 2px solid #2a96bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a96bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 150 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 64% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a96bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a96bf, #2a4cbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a96bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 150 191 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 3.67 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.73 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.05 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.95 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.36 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.59 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 9.90 #d56940 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#2a96bf  rgb(42, 150, 191)  hsl(197, 64%, 46%)  Bondi Blue
#bf532a  rgb(191, 83, 42)  hsl(17, 64%, 46%)  Sinopia
#bf2a96  rgb(191, 42, 150)  hsl(317, 64%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#96bf2a  rgb(150, 191, 42)  hsl(77, 64%, 46%)  Apple Green