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#2B8FBB

#2b8fbb ≈ Bondi Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2b8fbb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 56.08% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.01% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 198.33°, with 62.61% saturation and 45.1% 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 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 5.26.

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Relative luminance0.2375

Complementary

  1. #2b8fbb
  2. #bb572b

Split complementary

  1. #2b8fbb
  2. #bb2b47
  3. #bb9f2b

Analogous

  1. #2bbb9f
  2. #2b8fbb
  3. #2b47bb

Triadic

  1. #2b8fbb
  2. #bb2b8f
  3. #8fbb2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b8fbb
  2. #572bbb
  3. #bb572b
  4. #8fbb2b

Square

  1. #2b8fbb
  2. #9f2bbb
  3. #bb572b
  4. #47bb2b

Monochromatic

  1. #0e303f
  2. #1d5f7d
  3. #2b8fbb
  4. #5ab2d9
  5. #98cfe7

Shades

#2b8fbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b8fbb
  2. #2781a8
  3. #227296
  4. #1e6483
  5. #1a5670
  6. #16485e
  7. #11394b
  8. #0d2b38
  9. #091d25
  10. #040e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b8fbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b8fbb
  2. #409ac2
  3. #55a5c9
  4. #6bb1cf
  5. #80bcd6
  6. #95c7dd
  7. #aad2e4
  8. #bfddeb
  9. #d5e9f1
  10. #eaf4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b8fbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b8fbb
  2. #348eb5
  3. #3c8caf
  4. #458ba9
  5. #4d89a3
  6. #56889e
  7. #5e8698
  8. #678592
  9. #6f838c
  10. #788286
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d8a9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #798dbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6680ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009b9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #638ebc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5486bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0096aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b8fbb {
  color: #2b8fbb;
}
Background
.bg-2b8fbb {
  background-color: #2b8fbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2b8fbb {
  border: 2px solid #2b8fbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b8fbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 143 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b8fbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b8fbb, #2b47bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b8fbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 143 187 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.26 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.85 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.94 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.36 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.56 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.43 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 10.24 #d47044 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#2b8fbb  rgb(43, 143, 187)  hsl(198, 63%, 45%)  Bondi Blue
#bb572b  rgb(187, 87, 43)  hsl(18, 63%, 45%)  Sinopia
#bb2b8f  rgb(187, 43, 143)  hsl(318, 63%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#8fbb2b  rgb(143, 187, 43)  hsl(78, 63%, 45%)  Apple Green