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#2BB0CE

#2bb0ce ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bb0ce is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 69.02% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.13% cyan, 14.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 191.04°, with 65.46% saturation and 48.82% 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 8.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 7.39.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3602

Complementary

  1. #2bb0ce
  2. #ce492b

Split complementary

  1. #2bb0ce
  2. #ce2b5f
  3. #ce9a2b

Analogous

  1. #2bce9a
  2. #2bb0ce
  3. #2b5fce

Triadic

  1. #2bb0ce
  2. #ce2bb0
  3. #b0ce2b

Tetradic

  1. #2bb0ce
  2. #492bce
  3. #ce492b
  4. #b0ce2b

Square

  1. #2bb0ce
  2. #9a2bce
  3. #ce492b
  4. #5fce2b

Monochromatic

  1. #11444f
  2. #1e7a8f
  3. #2bb0ce
  4. #66c9df
  5. #a6dfec

Shades

#2bb0ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bb0ce
  2. #279eb9
  3. #228da5
  4. #1e7b90
  5. #1a6a7c
  6. #165867
  7. #114652
  8. #0d353e
  9. #092329
  10. #041215
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bb0ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bb0ce
  2. #40b8d3
  3. #55c0d8
  4. #6bc8dd
  5. #80d0e2
  6. #95d8e7
  7. #aadfeb
  8. #bfe7f0
  9. #d5eff5
  10. #eaf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bb0ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bb0ce
  2. #34abc6
  3. #3ca6be
  4. #45a2b7
  5. #4d9daf
  6. #5698a7
  7. #5e939f
  8. #678e97
  9. #6f8a90
  10. #788588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83a8b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9cabd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #879bce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bab9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7eadcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6ea4ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b6c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bb0ce {
  color: #2bb0ce;
}
Background
.bg-2bb0ce {
  background-color: #2bb0ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bb0ce {
  border: 2px solid #2bb0ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bb0ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 176 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 65% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bb0ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bb0ce, #2b5fce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bb0ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 176 206 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.39 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.46 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.55 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.71 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.72 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.80 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.38 #d44f31 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#2bb0ce  rgb(43, 176, 206)  hsl(191, 65%, 49%)  Moonstone Blue
#ce492b  rgb(206, 73, 43)  hsl(11, 65%, 49%)  Sinopia
#ce2bb0  rgb(206, 43, 176)  hsl(311, 65%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#b0ce2b  rgb(176, 206, 43)  hsl(71, 65%, 49%)  June Bud