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#2B9ABA

#2b9aba ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2b9aba is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 60.39% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.88% cyan, 17.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 193.43°, with 62.45% saturation and 44.9% 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 6.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 2.13.

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Relative luminance0.2717

Complementary

  1. #2b9aba
  2. #ba4b2b

Split complementary

  1. #2b9aba
  2. #ba2b52
  3. #ba932b

Analogous

  1. #2bba93
  2. #2b9aba
  3. #2b52ba

Triadic

  1. #2b9aba
  2. #ba2b9a
  3. #9aba2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b9aba
  2. #4b2bba
  3. #ba4b2b
  4. #9aba2b

Square

  1. #2b9aba
  2. #932bba
  3. #ba4b2b
  4. #52ba2b

Monochromatic

  1. #0e333e
  2. #1d677c
  3. #2b9aba
  4. #59bcd9
  5. #97d5e7

Shades

#2b9aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b9aba
  2. #278ba7
  3. #227b95
  4. #1e6c82
  5. #1a5c70
  6. #164d5d
  7. #113e4a
  8. #0d2e38
  9. #091f25
  10. #040f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b9aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b9aba
  2. #40a4c1
  3. #55aec8
  4. #6bb8cf
  5. #80c2d6
  6. #95cddd
  7. #aad7e3
  8. #bfe1ea
  9. #d5ebf1
  10. #eaf5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b9aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b9aba
  2. #3497b4
  3. #3c95ae
  4. #4592a9
  5. #4d90a3
  6. #568d9d
  7. #5e8a97
  8. #678891
  9. #6f858c
  10. #788386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7393a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8796bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7488ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a4a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e98bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f90ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a0ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b9aba {
  color: #2b9aba;
}
Background
.bg-2b9aba {
  background-color: #2b9aba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2b9aba {
  border: 2px solid #2b9aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b9aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 154 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 62% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b9aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b9aba, #2b52ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b9aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 154 186 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 2.13 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.20 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.62 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.71 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.62 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.77 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 11.84 #d46545 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#2b9aba  rgb(43, 154, 186)  hsl(193, 62%, 45%)  Bondi Blue
#ba4b2b  rgb(186, 75, 43)  hsl(13, 62%, 45%)  Rust
#ba2b9a  rgb(186, 43, 154)  hsl(313, 62%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#9aba2b  rgb(154, 186, 43)  hsl(73, 62%, 45%)  Apple Green