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#2BB3D3

#2bb3d3 ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bb3d3 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 70.2% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.62% cyan, 15.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 191.43°, with 66.14% saturation and 49.8% 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 8.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 7.46.

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Relative luminance0.3746

Complementary

  1. #2bb3d3
  2. #d34b2b

Split complementary

  1. #2bb3d3
  2. #d32b5f
  3. #d39f2b

Analogous

  1. #2bd39f
  2. #2bb3d3
  3. #2b5fd3

Triadic

  1. #2bb3d3
  2. #d32bb3
  3. #b3d32b

Tetradic

  1. #2bb3d3
  2. #4b2bd3
  3. #d34b2b
  4. #b3d32b

Square

  1. #2bb3d3
  2. #9f2bd3
  3. #d34b2b
  4. #5fd32b

Monochromatic

  1. #114754
  2. #1e7d93
  3. #2bb3d3
  4. #6acae1
  5. #a9e1ee

Shades

#2bb3d3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bb3d3
  2. #27a1be
  3. #228fa9
  4. #1e7d94
  5. #1a6b7f
  6. #165a6a
  7. #114854
  8. #0d363f
  9. #09242a
  10. #041215
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bb3d3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bb3d3
  2. #40bbd7
  3. #55c2dc
  4. #6bcae0
  5. #80d1e5
  6. #95d9e9
  7. #aae1ed
  8. #bfe8f2
  9. #d5f0f6
  10. #eaf7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bb3d3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bb3d3
  2. #34aecb
  3. #3ca9c2
  4. #45a4ba
  5. #4d9fb2
  6. #569aaa
  7. #5e94a1
  8. #678f99
  9. #6f8a91
  10. #788588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85abb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9faed5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #899ed3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bebd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80b0d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6fa7d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bac6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bb3d3 {
  color: #2bb3d3;
}
Background
.bg-2bb3d3 {
  background-color: #2bb3d3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bb3d3 {
  border: 2px solid #2bb3d3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bb3d3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 179 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 66% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bb3d3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bb3d3, #2b5fd3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bb3d3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 179 211 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.46 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.70 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.24 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.96 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.63 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.69 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.24 #d44c2c Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#2bb3d3  rgb(43, 179, 211)  hsl(191, 66%, 50%)  Moonstone Blue
#d34b2b  rgb(211, 75, 43)  hsl(11, 66%, 50%)  Cinnabar
#d32bb3  rgb(211, 43, 179)  hsl(311, 66%, 50%)  Shocking Pink
#b3d32b  rgb(179, 211, 43)  hsl(71, 66%, 50%)  June Bud