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#2BB2D4

#2bb2d4 ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bb2d4 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 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.72% cyan, 16.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 192.07°, with 66.27% saturation and 50% 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 8.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 7.2.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3711

Complementary

  1. #2bb2d4
  2. #d44d2b

Split complementary

  1. #2bb2d4
  2. #d42b5e
  3. #d4a12b

Analogous

  1. #2bd4a1
  2. #2bb2d4
  3. #2b5ed4

Triadic

  1. #2bb2d4
  2. #d42bb2
  3. #b2d42b

Tetradic

  1. #2bb2d4
  2. #4d2bd4
  3. #d44d2b
  4. #b2d42b

Square

  1. #2bb2d4
  2. #a12bd4
  3. #d44d2b
  4. #5ed42b

Monochromatic

  1. #114755
  2. #1e7d94
  3. #2bb2d4
  4. #6bc9e1
  5. #aae0ee

Shades

#2bb2d4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bb2d4
  2. #27a0bf
  3. #228eaa
  4. #1e7d94
  5. #1a6b7f
  6. #16596a
  7. #114755
  8. #0d3540
  9. #09242a
  10. #041215
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bb2d4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bb2d4
  2. #40bad8
  3. #55c1dd
  4. #6bc9e1
  5. #80d1e5
  6. #95d9ea
  7. #aae0ee
  8. #bfe8f2
  9. #d5f0f6
  10. #eaf7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bb2d4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bb2d4
  2. #34adcc
  3. #3ca8c3
  4. #45a3bb
  5. #4d9eb2
  6. #5699aa
  7. #5e94a2
  8. #678f99
  9. #6f8a91
  10. #788588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84aab9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9dadd6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #879dd4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bdbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7fafd5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6ea6d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b9c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bb2d4 {
  color: #2bb2d4;
}
Background
.bg-2bb2d4 {
  background-color: #2bb2d4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bb2d4 {
  border: 2px solid #2bb2d4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bb2d4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 178 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 66% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bb2d4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bb2d4, #2b5ed4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bb2d4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 178 212 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.20 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.19 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.96 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.01 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.06 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.60 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.74 #d44d2b Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#2bb2d4  rgb(43, 178, 212)  hsl(192, 66%, 50%)  Moonstone Blue
#d44d2b  rgb(212, 77, 43)  hsl(12, 66%, 50%)  Cinnabar
#d42bb2  rgb(212, 43, 178)  hsl(312, 66%, 50%)  Shocking Pink
#b2d42b  rgb(178, 212, 43)  hsl(72, 66%, 50%)  June Bud