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#2B95BC

#2b95bc ≈ Bondi Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2b95bc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 58.43% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.13% cyan, 20.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 196.14°, with 62.77% saturation and 45.29% 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 6.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 3.14.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2564

Complementary

  1. #2b95bc
  2. #bc522b

Split complementary

  1. #2b95bc
  2. #bc2b4c
  3. #bc9a2b

Analogous

  1. #2bbc9a
  2. #2b95bc
  3. #2b4cbc

Triadic

  1. #2b95bc
  2. #bc2b95
  3. #95bc2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b95bc
  2. #522bbc
  3. #bc522b
  4. #95bc2b

Square

  1. #2b95bc
  2. #9a2bbc
  3. #bc522b
  4. #4cbc2b

Monochromatic

  1. #0f323f
  2. #1d647e
  3. #2b95bc
  4. #5ab7d9
  5. #98d2e8

Shades

#2b95bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b95bc
  2. #2786a9
  3. #227796
  4. #1e6884
  5. #1a5971
  6. #164b5e
  7. #113c4b
  8. #0d2d38
  9. #091e26
  10. #040f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b95bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b95bc
  2. #40a0c3
  3. #55aac9
  4. #6bb5d0
  5. #80bfd7
  6. #95cade
  7. #aad5e4
  8. #bfdfeb
  9. #d5eaf2
  10. #eaf4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b95bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b95bc
  2. #3493b6
  3. #3c91b0
  4. #458faa
  5. #4d8da4
  6. #568b9e
  7. #5e8898
  8. #678692
  9. #6f848c
  10. #788286
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #708fa1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8092be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d85bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a0a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6993bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a8bbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009cad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b95bc {
  color: #2b95bc;
}
Background
.bg-2b95bc {
  background-color: #2b95bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2b95bc {
  border: 2px solid #2b95bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b95bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 149 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b95bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b95bc, #2b4cbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b95bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 149 188 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 3.14 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.91 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.25 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.08 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.39 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 9.65 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.99 #d46a43 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#2b95bc  rgb(43, 149, 188)  hsl(196, 63%, 45%)  Bondi Blue
#bc522b  rgb(188, 82, 43)  hsl(16, 63%, 45%)  Sinopia
#bc2b95  rgb(188, 43, 149)  hsl(316, 63%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#95bc2b  rgb(149, 188, 43)  hsl(76, 63%, 45%)  Apple Green