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#2F8BB3

#2f8bb3 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f8bb3 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 54.51% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.74% cyan, 22.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 198.18°, with 58.41% saturation and 44.31% 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 5.28.

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Relative luminance0.2232

Complementary

  1. #2f8bb3
  2. #b3572f

Split complementary

  1. #2f8bb3
  2. #b32f49
  3. #b3992f

Analogous

  1. #2fb399
  2. #2f8bb3
  3. #2f49b3

Triadic

  1. #2f8bb3
  2. #b32f8b
  3. #8bb32f

Tetradic

  1. #2f8bb3
  2. #572fb3
  3. #b3572f
  4. #8bb32f

Square

  1. #2f8bb3
  2. #992fb3
  3. #b3572f
  4. #49b32f

Monochromatic

  1. #0f2d3a
  2. #1f5c76
  3. #2f8bb3
  4. #5bafd4
  5. #97cde4

Shades

#2f8bb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f8bb3
  2. #2a7da1
  3. #266f8f
  4. #21617d
  5. #1c536b
  6. #18465a
  7. #133848
  8. #0e2a36
  9. #091c24
  10. #050e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f8bb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f8bb3
  2. #4497bb
  3. #59a2c2
  4. #6daeca
  5. #82b9d1
  6. #97c5d9
  7. #acd1e1
  8. #c1dce8
  9. #d5e8f0
  10. #eaf3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f8bb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f8bb3
  2. #378aae
  3. #3f89a9
  4. #4788a4
  5. #4f879f
  6. #58869a
  7. #608494
  8. #68838f
  9. #70828a
  10. #788185
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a8698 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7789b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #657cb2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009698 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #628ab4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5482b3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0092a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f8bb3 {
  color: #2f8bb3;
}
Background
.bg-2f8bb3 {
  background-color: #2f8bb3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2f8bb3 {
  border: 2px solid #2f8bb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f8bb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 139 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 58% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f8bb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f8bb3, #2f49b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f8bb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 139 179 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.28 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.38 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.26 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.49 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.74 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.85 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 10.06 #d0744c Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#2f8bb3  rgb(47, 139, 179)  hsl(198, 58%, 44%)  Bondi Blue
#b3572f  rgb(179, 87, 47)  hsl(18, 58%, 44%)  Sienna
#b32f8b  rgb(179, 47, 139)  hsl(318, 58%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#8bb32f  rgb(139, 179, 47)  hsl(78, 58%, 44%)  Apple Green