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#2BADCC

#2badcc ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2badcc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 67.84% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.92% cyan, 15.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 191.55°, with 65.18% saturation and 48.43% 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 7.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 7.08.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3476

Complementary

  1. #2badcc
  2. #cc4a2b

Split complementary

  1. #2badcc
  2. #cc2b5d
  3. #cc9a2b

Analogous

  1. #2bcc9a
  2. #2badcc
  3. #2b5dcc

Triadic

  1. #2badcc
  2. #cc2bad
  3. #adcc2b

Tetradic

  1. #2badcc
  2. #4a2bcc
  3. #cc4a2b
  4. #adcc2b

Square

  1. #2badcc
  2. #9a2bcc
  3. #cc4a2b
  4. #5dcc2b

Monochromatic

  1. #10424e
  2. #1e778d
  3. #2badcc
  4. #65c7df
  5. #a4deec

Shades

#2badcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2badcc
  2. #279cb8
  3. #228aa3
  4. #1e798f
  5. #1a687a
  6. #165766
  7. #114552
  8. #0d343d
  9. #092329
  10. #041114
  11. #000000

Tints

#2badcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2badcc
  2. #40b5d1
  3. #55bdd6
  4. #6bc6db
  5. #80cee0
  6. #95d6e6
  7. #aadeeb
  8. #bfe6f0
  9. #d5eff5
  10. #eaf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2badcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2badcc
  2. #34a9c4
  3. #3ca4bd
  4. #45a0b5
  5. #4d9bae
  6. #5697a6
  7. #5e929e
  8. #678e97
  9. #6f898f
  10. #788588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81a5b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99a8ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8499cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b7b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7caacd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6ba1cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b3c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2badcc {
  color: #2badcc;
}
Background
.bg-2badcc {
  background-color: #2badcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2badcc {
  border: 2px solid #2badcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2badcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 173 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 65% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2badcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2badcc, #2b5dcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2badcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 173 204 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.08 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.58 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.58 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.05 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.71 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.92 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 11.26 #d45233 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#2badcc  rgb(43, 173, 204)  hsl(192, 65%, 48%)  Moonstone Blue
#cc4a2b  rgb(204, 74, 43)  hsl(12, 65%, 48%)  Sinopia
#cc2bad  rgb(204, 43, 173)  hsl(312, 65%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#adcc2b  rgb(173, 204, 43)  hsl(72, 65%, 48%)  Yellow Green