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#2BAFCF

#2bafcf ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bafcf is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 68.63% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.23% cyan, 15.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 191.71°, with 65.6% saturation and 49.02% 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 8.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 7.1.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3568

Complementary

  1. #2bafcf
  2. #cf4b2b

Split complementary

  1. #2bafcf
  2. #cf2b5d
  3. #cf9d2b

Analogous

  1. #2bcf9d
  2. #2bafcf
  3. #2b5dcf

Triadic

  1. #2bafcf
  2. #cf2baf
  3. #afcf2b

Tetradic

  1. #2bafcf
  2. #4b2bcf
  3. #cf4b2b
  4. #afcf2b

Square

  1. #2bafcf
  2. #9d2bcf
  3. #cf4b2b
  4. #5dcf2b

Monochromatic

  1. #114450
  2. #1e7990
  3. #2bafcf
  4. #67c8df
  5. #a6dfed

Shades

#2bafcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bafcf
  2. #279eba
  3. #228ca6
  4. #1e7b91
  5. #1a697c
  6. #165868
  7. #114653
  8. #0d353e
  9. #092329
  10. #041215
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bafcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bafcf
  2. #40b7d4
  3. #55bfd9
  4. #6bc7dd
  5. #80cfe2
  6. #95d7e7
  7. #aadfec
  8. #bfe7f1
  9. #d5eff5
  10. #eaf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bafcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bafcf
  2. #34aac7
  3. #3ca6bf
  4. #45a1b7
  5. #4d9caf
  6. #5698a8
  7. #5e93a0
  8. #678e98
  9. #6f8990
  10. #788588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82a7b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9baad1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #859acf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bab9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7dacd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6ca3cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b6c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bafcf {
  color: #2bafcf;
}
Background
.bg-2bafcf {
  background-color: #2bafcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bafcf {
  border: 2px solid #2bafcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bafcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 175 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 66% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bafcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bafcf, #2b5dcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bafcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 175 207 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.10 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.13 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.07 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.07 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.76 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.86 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 11.16 #d45030 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#2bafcf  rgb(43, 175, 207)  hsl(192, 66%, 49%)  Moonstone Blue
#cf4b2b  rgb(207, 75, 43)  hsl(12, 66%, 49%)  Sinopia
#cf2baf  rgb(207, 43, 175)  hsl(312, 66%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#afcf2b  rgb(175, 207, 43)  hsl(72, 66%, 49%)  Yellow Green