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#2E8BB0

#2e8bb0 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e8bb0 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 54.51% green and 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.86% cyan, 21.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 197.08°, with 58.56% saturation and 43.53% 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 4.57.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.2218

Complementary

  1. #2e8bb0
  2. #b0532e

Split complementary

  1. #2e8bb0
  2. #b02e4a
  3. #b0942e

Analogous

  1. #2eb094
  2. #2e8bb0
  3. #2e4ab0

Triadic

  1. #2e8bb0
  2. #b02e8b
  3. #8bb02e

Tetradic

  1. #2e8bb0
  2. #532eb0
  3. #b0532e
  4. #8bb02e

Square

  1. #2e8bb0
  2. #942eb0
  3. #b0532e
  4. #4ab02e

Monochromatic

  1. #0e2b37
  2. #1e5b73
  3. #2e8bb0
  4. #57b0d3
  5. #94cde3

Shades

#2e8bb0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e8bb0
  2. #297d9e
  3. #256f8d
  4. #20617b
  5. #1c536a
  6. #174658
  7. #123846
  8. #0e2a35
  9. #091c23
  10. #050e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e8bb0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e8bb0
  2. #4397b8
  3. #58a2c0
  4. #6daec8
  5. #82b9d0
  6. #97c5d8
  7. #abd1df
  8. #c0dce7
  9. #d5e8ef
  10. #eaf3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e8bb0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e8bb0
  2. #368aab
  3. #3e89a6
  4. #4788a2
  5. #4f879d
  6. #578698
  7. #5f8493
  8. #67838e
  9. #70828a
  10. #788185
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a8596 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7889b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #667caf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009597 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #628ab1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5582b0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0091a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e8bb0 {
  color: #2e8bb0;
}
Background
.bg-2e8bb0 {
  background-color: #2e8bb0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2e8bb0 {
  border: 2px solid #2e8bb0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e8bb0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 139 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 59% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e8bb0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e8bb0, #2e4ab0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e8bb0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 139 176 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 4.57 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.65 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.40 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.29 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.33 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.77 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 10.72 #d1744f Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#2e8bb0  rgb(46, 139, 176)  hsl(197, 59%, 44%)  Bondi Blue
#b0532e  rgb(176, 83, 46)  hsl(17, 59%, 44%)  Sienna
#b02e8b  rgb(176, 46, 139)  hsl(317, 59%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#8bb02e  rgb(139, 176, 46)  hsl(77, 59%, 44%)  Apple Green