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#2C8FAE

#2c8fae ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c8fae is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 56.08% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.71% cyan, 17.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 194.31°, with 59.63% saturation and 42.75% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 2.39.

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Relative luminance0.2324

Complementary

  1. #2c8fae
  2. #ae4b2c

Split complementary

  1. #2c8fae
  2. #ae2c4e
  3. #ae8c2c

Analogous

  1. #2cae8c
  2. #2c8fae
  3. #2c4eae

Triadic

  1. #2c8fae
  2. #ae2c8f
  3. #8fae2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c8fae
  2. #4b2cae
  3. #ae4b2c
  4. #8fae2c

Square

  1. #2c8fae
  2. #8c2cae
  3. #ae4b2c
  4. #4eae2c

Monochromatic

  1. #0d2b34
  2. #1d5d71
  3. #2c8fae
  4. #53b5d4
  5. #90cfe3

Shades

#2c8fae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c8fae
  2. #28819d
  3. #23728b
  4. #1f647a
  5. #1a5668
  6. #164857
  7. #123946
  8. #0d2b34
  9. #091d23
  10. #040e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c8fae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c8fae
  2. #419ab6
  3. #56a5be
  4. #6bb1c6
  5. #80bcce
  6. #96c7d7
  7. #abd2df
  8. #c0dde7
  9. #d5e9ef
  10. #eaf4f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c8fae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c8fae
  2. #348ea9
  3. #3d8ca5
  4. #458ba0
  5. #4e899c
  6. #568897
  7. #5e8692
  8. #67858e
  9. #6f8389
  10. #788285
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c8997 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d8cb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c7fae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009899 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #668daf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5986ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0095a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c8fae {
  color: #2c8fae;
}
Background
.bg-2c8fae {
  background-color: #2c8fae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c8fae {
  border: 2px solid #2c8fae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c8fae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 143 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 60% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c8fae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c8fae, #2c4eae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c8fae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 143 174 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 2.39 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.93 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 8.49 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.80 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.05 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 10.12 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.63 #d37051 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#2c8fae  rgb(44, 143, 174)  hsl(194, 60%, 43%)  Bondi Blue
#ae4b2c  rgb(174, 75, 44)  hsl(14, 60%, 43%)  Sienna
#ae2c8f  rgb(174, 44, 143)  hsl(314, 60%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#8fae2c  rgb(143, 174, 44)  hsl(74, 60%, 43%)  Apple Green