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#2BBBDA

#2bbbda ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bbbda is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 73.33% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.28% cyan, 14.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 190.63°, with 70.28% saturation and 51.18% 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 9.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 8.64.

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Relative luminance0.4112

Complementary

  1. #2bbbda
  2. #da4a2b

Split complementary

  1. #2bbbda
  2. #da2b64
  3. #daa22b

Analogous

  1. #2bdaa2
  2. #2bbbda
  3. #2b64da

Triadic

  1. #2bbbda
  2. #da2bbb
  3. #bbda2b

Tetradic

  1. #2bbbda
  2. #4a2bda
  3. #da4a2b
  4. #bbda2b

Square

  1. #2bbbda
  2. #a22bda
  3. #da4a2b
  4. #64da2b

Monochromatic

  1. #104f5c
  2. #1b869d
  3. #2bbbda
  4. #6cd0e5
  5. #ade5f1

Shades

#2bbbda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bbbda
  2. #27a8c4
  3. #2296ae
  4. #1e8399
  5. #1a7083
  6. #165e6d
  7. #114b57
  8. #0d3841
  9. #09252c
  10. #041316
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bbbda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bbbda
  2. #40c2de
  3. #55c9e1
  4. #6bcfe5
  5. #80d6e9
  6. #95dded
  7. #aae4f0
  8. #bfebf4
  9. #d5f1f8
  10. #eaf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bbbda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bbbda
  2. #34b5d1
  3. #3cafc8
  4. #45a9bf
  5. #4da3b6
  6. #569ead
  7. #5e98a4
  8. #67929b
  9. #6f8c92
  10. #788689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8bb2c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6b5dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8fa5da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86b8db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #74aeda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c2ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bbbda {
  color: #2bbbda;
}
Background
.bg-2bbbda {
  background-color: #2bbbda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bbbda {
  border: 2px solid #2bbbda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bbbda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 187 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 70% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bbbda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bbbda, #2b64da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bbbda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 187 218 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.64 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.68 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.72 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.49 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.07 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.16 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 11.43 #d44425 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#2bbbda  rgb(43, 187, 218)  hsl(191, 70%, 51%)  Moonstone Blue
#da4a2b  rgb(218, 74, 43)  hsl(11, 70%, 51%)  Cinnabar
#da2bbb  rgb(218, 43, 187)  hsl(311, 70%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#bbda2b  rgb(187, 218, 43)  hsl(71, 70%, 51%)  Pear