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#2BB2CF

#2bb2cf ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bb2cf is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 69.8% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.23% cyan, 14.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 190.61°, 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 8.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 7.69.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3686

Complementary

  1. #2bb2cf
  2. #cf482b

Split complementary

  1. #2bb2cf
  2. #cf2b60
  3. #cf9a2b

Analogous

  1. #2bcf9a
  2. #2bb2cf
  3. #2b60cf

Triadic

  1. #2bb2cf
  2. #cf2bb2
  3. #b2cf2b

Tetradic

  1. #2bb2cf
  2. #482bcf
  3. #cf482b
  4. #b2cf2b

Square

  1. #2bb2cf
  2. #9a2bcf
  3. #cf482b
  4. #60cf2b

Monochromatic

  1. #114550
  2. #1e7c90
  3. #2bb2cf
  4. #67cadf
  5. #a6e0ed

Shades

#2bb2cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bb2cf
  2. #27a0ba
  3. #228ea6
  4. #1e7d91
  5. #1a6b7c
  6. #165968
  7. #114753
  8. #0d353e
  9. #092429
  10. #041215
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bb2cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bb2cf
  2. #40bad4
  3. #55c1d9
  4. #6bc9dd
  5. #80d1e2
  6. #95d9e7
  7. #aae0ec
  8. #bfe8f1
  9. #d5f0f5
  10. #eaf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bb2cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bb2cf
  2. #34adc7
  3. #3ca8bf
  4. #45a3b7
  5. #4d9eaf
  6. #5699a8
  7. #5e94a0
  8. #678f98
  9. #6f8a90
  10. #788588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84a9b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9facd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #899dcf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bcbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80afd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6fa6cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b8c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bb2cf {
  color: #2bb2cf;
}
Background
.bg-2bb2cf {
  background-color: #2bb2cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bb2cf {
  border: 2px solid #2bb2cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bb2cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 178 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 66% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bb2cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bb2cf, #2b60cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bb2cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 178 207 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.69 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.07 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.68 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.43 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.82 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 11.19 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.26 #d44d30 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#2bb2cf  rgb(43, 178, 207)  hsl(191, 66%, 49%)  Moonstone Blue
#cf482b  rgb(207, 72, 43)  hsl(11, 66%, 49%)  Cinnabar
#cf2bb2  rgb(207, 43, 178)  hsl(311, 66%, 49%)  Shocking Pink
#b2cf2b  rgb(178, 207, 43)  hsl(71, 66%, 49%)  June Bud