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#2E96BC

#2e96bc ≈ Bondi Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e96bc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 58.82% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.53% cyan, 20.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 196.06°, with 60.68% saturation and 45.88% 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 6.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 3.01.

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Relative luminance0.2602

Complementary

  1. #2e96bc
  2. #bc542e

Split complementary

  1. #2e96bc
  2. #bc2e4f
  3. #bc9b2e

Analogous

  1. #2ebc9b
  2. #2e96bc
  3. #2e4fbc

Triadic

  1. #2e96bc
  2. #bc2e96
  3. #96bc2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e96bc
  2. #542ebc
  3. #bc542e
  4. #96bc2e

Square

  1. #2e96bc
  2. #9b2ebc
  3. #bc542e
  4. #4fbc2e

Monochromatic

  1. #103441
  2. #1f657f
  3. #2e96bc
  4. #5fb7d8
  5. #9cd3e7

Shades

#2e96bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e96bc
  2. #2987a9
  3. #257896
  4. #206984
  5. #1c5a71
  6. #174b5e
  7. #123c4b
  8. #0e2d38
  9. #091e26
  10. #050f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e96bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e96bc
  2. #43a1c3
  3. #58abc9
  4. #6db6d0
  5. #82c0d7
  6. #97cbde
  7. #abd5e4
  8. #c0e0eb
  9. #d5eaf2
  10. #eaf5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e96bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e96bc
  2. #3694b6
  3. #3e92b0
  4. #478faa
  5. #4f8da4
  6. #578b9e
  7. #5f8998
  8. #678792
  9. #70848c
  10. #788286
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7290a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8293be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f86bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a1a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a94bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b8cbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009dad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e96bc {
  color: #2e96bc;
}
Background
.bg-2e96bc {
  background-color: #2e96bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2e96bc {
  border: 2px solid #2e96bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e96bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 150 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e96bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e96bc, #2e4fbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e96bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 150 188 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 3.01 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.02 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.20 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.72 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.70 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.84 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 10.04 #d16943 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#2e96bc  rgb(46, 150, 188)  hsl(196, 61%, 46%)  Bondi Blue
#bc542e  rgb(188, 84, 46)  hsl(16, 61%, 46%)  Sinopia
#bc2e96  rgb(188, 46, 150)  hsl(316, 61%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#96bc2e  rgb(150, 188, 46)  hsl(76, 61%, 46%)  Apple Green