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#2BBAD5

#2bbad5 ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bbad5 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 72.94% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.81% cyan, 12.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 189.53°, with 66.93% saturation and 50.2% 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 9.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 8.95.

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Relative luminance0.4044

Complementary

  1. #2bbad5
  2. #d5462b

Split complementary

  1. #2bbad5
  2. #d52b65
  3. #d59b2b

Analogous

  1. #2bd59b
  2. #2bbad5
  3. #2b65d5

Triadic

  1. #2bbad5
  2. #d52bba
  3. #bad52b

Tetradic

  1. #2bbad5
  2. #462bd5
  3. #d5462b
  4. #bad52b

Square

  1. #2bbad5
  2. #9b2bd5
  3. #d5462b
  4. #65d52b

Monochromatic

  1. #114b56
  2. #1e8396
  3. #2bbad5
  4. #6bcfe2
  5. #abe4ee

Shades

#2bbad5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bbad5
  2. #27a7c0
  3. #2295aa
  4. #1e8295
  5. #1a7080
  6. #165d6b
  7. #114a55
  8. #0d3840
  9. #09252b
  10. #041315
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bbad5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bbad5
  2. #40c1d9
  3. #55c8dd
  4. #6bcfe2
  5. #80d6e6
  6. #95ddea
  7. #aae3ee
  8. #bfeaf2
  9. #d5f1f7
  10. #eaf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bbad5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bbad5
  2. #34b4cd
  3. #3caec4
  4. #45a9bc
  5. #4da3b3
  6. #569dab
  7. #5e97a2
  8. #67919a
  9. #6f8c91
  10. #788689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8ab1bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7b4d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90a3d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c4c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86b6d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75add5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c0ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bbad5 {
  color: #2bbad5;
}
Background
.bg-2bbad5 {
  background-color: #2bbad5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bbad5 {
  border: 2px solid #2bbad5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bbad5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 186 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 67% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bbad5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bbad5, #2b65d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bbad5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 186 213 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.95 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.36 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.96 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.18 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.26 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.86 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 11.36 #d4452a Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#2bbad5  rgb(43, 186, 213)  hsl(190, 67%, 50%)  Moonstone Blue
#d5462b  rgb(213, 70, 43)  hsl(10, 67%, 50%)  Cinnabar
#d52bba  rgb(213, 43, 186)  hsl(310, 67%, 50%)  Shocking Pink
#bad52b  rgb(186, 213, 43)  hsl(70, 67%, 50%)  June Bud