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#2F8DAD

#2f8dad ≈ Bondi Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2f8dad is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 55.29% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.83% cyan, 18.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 195.24°, with 57.27% saturation and 43.14% 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 3.19.

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Relative luminance0.2267

Complementary

  1. #2f8dad
  2. #ad4f2f

Split complementary

  1. #2f8dad
  2. #ad2f4e
  3. #ad8e2f

Analogous

  1. #2fad8e
  2. #2f8dad
  3. #2f4ead

Triadic

  1. #2f8dad
  2. #ad2f8d
  3. #8dad2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f8dad
  2. #4f2fad
  3. #ad4f2f
  4. #8dad2f

Square

  1. #2f8dad
  2. #8e2fad
  3. #ad4f2f
  4. #4ead2f

Monochromatic

  1. #0e2b35
  2. #1f5c71
  3. #2f8dad
  4. #57b2d1
  5. #93cee2

Shades

#2f8dad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f8dad
  2. #2a7f9c
  3. #26718a
  4. #216379
  5. #1c5568
  6. #184757
  7. #133845
  8. #0e2a34
  9. #091c23
  10. #050e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f8dad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f8dad
  2. #4498b5
  3. #59a4bd
  4. #6dafc6
  5. #82bbce
  6. #97c6d6
  7. #acd1de
  8. #c1dde6
  9. #d5e8ef
  10. #eaf4f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f8dad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f8dad
  2. #378ca9
  3. #3f8aa4
  4. #4789a0
  5. #4f889b
  6. #588797
  7. #608592
  8. #68848e
  9. #708389
  10. #788185
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b8796 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b8aaf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a7ead ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009797 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #658bae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5884ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0093a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f8dad {
  color: #2f8dad;
}
Background
.bg-2f8dad {
  background-color: #2f8dad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2f8dad {
  border: 2px solid #2f8dad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f8dad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 141 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 57% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f8dad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f8dad, #2f4ead);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f8dad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 141 173 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 3.19 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.36 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.67 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.96 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.62 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.97 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.98 #d07252 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#2f8dad  rgb(47, 141, 173)  hsl(195, 57%, 43%)  Bondi Blue
#ad4f2f  rgb(173, 79, 47)  hsl(15, 57%, 43%)  Sienna
#ad2f8d  rgb(173, 47, 141)  hsl(315, 57%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#8dad2f  rgb(141, 173, 47)  hsl(75, 57%, 43%)  Apple Green