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#2D8FBC

#2d8fbc ≈ Bondi Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d8fbc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 56.08% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.06% cyan, 23.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 198.88°, with 61.37% saturation and 45.69% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 5.64.

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Relative luminance0.2383

Complementary

  1. #2d8fbc
  2. #bc5a2d

Split complementary

  1. #2d8fbc
  2. #bc2d48
  3. #bca22d

Analogous

  1. #2dbca2
  2. #2d8fbc
  3. #2d48bc

Triadic

  1. #2d8fbc
  2. #bc2d8f
  3. #8fbc2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d8fbc
  2. #5a2dbc
  3. #bc5a2d
  4. #8fbc2d

Square

  1. #2d8fbc
  2. #a22dbc
  3. #bc5a2d
  4. #48bc2d

Monochromatic

  1. #0f3141
  2. #1e607e
  3. #2d8fbc
  4. #5db2d8
  5. #9bcfe7

Shades

#2d8fbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d8fbc
  2. #2981a9
  3. #247296
  4. #206484
  5. #1b5671
  6. #17485e
  7. #12394b
  8. #0e2b38
  9. #091d26
  10. #050e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d8fbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d8fbc
  2. #429ac3
  3. #57a5c9
  4. #6cb1d0
  5. #81bcd7
  6. #96c7de
  7. #abd2e4
  8. #c0ddeb
  9. #d5e9f2
  10. #eaf4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d8fbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d8fbc
  2. #358eb6
  3. #3e8cb0
  4. #468baa
  5. #4e89a4
  6. #57889e
  7. #5f8698
  8. #678592
  9. #6f838c
  10. #788286
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d8a9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #798ebe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6580bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009b9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #638ebd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5486bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0096ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d8fbc {
  color: #2d8fbc;
}
Background
.bg-2d8fbc {
  background-color: #2d8fbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2d8fbc {
  border: 2px solid #2d8fbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d8fbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 143 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d8fbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d8fbc, #2d48bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d8fbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 143 188 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.64 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.75 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.68 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.12 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.62 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.97 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.91 #d27043 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#2d8fbc  rgb(45, 143, 188)  hsl(199, 61%, 46%)  Bondi Blue
#bc5a2d  rgb(188, 90, 45)  hsl(19, 61%, 46%)  Burnt Orange
#bc2d8f  rgb(188, 45, 143)  hsl(319, 61%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#8fbc2d  rgb(143, 188, 45)  hsl(79, 61%, 46%)  Apple Green