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#2B8EA9

#2b8ea9 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2b8ea9 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 55.69% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.56% cyan, 15.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 192.86°, with 59.43% saturation and 41.57% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 2.81.

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Relative luminance0.2272

Complementary

  1. #2b8ea9
  2. #a9462b

Split complementary

  1. #2b8ea9
  2. #a92b4f
  3. #a9852b

Analogous

  1. #2ba985
  2. #2b8ea9
  3. #2b4fa9

Triadic

  1. #2b8ea9
  2. #a92b8e
  3. #8ea92b

Tetradic

  1. #2b8ea9
  2. #462ba9
  3. #a9462b
  4. #8ea92b

Square

  1. #2b8ea9
  2. #852ba9
  3. #a9462b
  4. #4fa92b

Monochromatic

  1. #0c282f
  2. #1b5b6c
  3. #2b8ea9
  4. #4eb6d2
  5. #8bcfe2

Shades

#2b8ea9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b8ea9
  2. #278098
  3. #227287
  4. #1e6376
  5. #1a5565
  6. #164755
  7. #113944
  8. #0d2b33
  9. #091c22
  10. #040e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b8ea9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b8ea9
  2. #4099b2
  3. #55a5ba
  4. #6bb0c3
  5. #80bbcb
  6. #95c7d4
  7. #aad2dd
  8. #bfdde5
  9. #d5e8ee
  10. #eaf4f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b8ea9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b8ea9
  2. #348da5
  3. #3c8ba1
  4. #458a9d
  5. #4d8899
  6. #568795
  7. #5e8690
  8. #67848c
  9. #6f8388
  10. #788184
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b8894 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e8aaa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c7ea9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009797 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #668caa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5985a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00939e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b8ea9 {
  color: #2b8ea9;
}
Background
.bg-2b8ea9 {
  background-color: #2b8ea9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2b8ea9 {
  border: 2px solid #2b8ea9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b8ea9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 142 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 59% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b8ea9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b8ea9, #2b4fa9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b8ea9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 142 169 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 2.81 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.74 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 8.95 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.45 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.84 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.84 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.22 #d47156 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#2b8ea9  rgb(43, 142, 169)  hsl(193, 59%, 42%)  Bondi Blue
#a9462b  rgb(169, 70, 43)  hsl(13, 59%, 42%)  Sienna
#a92b8e  rgb(169, 43, 142)  hsl(313, 59%, 42%)  Deep Plum
#8ea92b  rgb(142, 169, 43)  hsl(73, 59%, 42%)  Apple Green