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#2B99BC

#2b99bc ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2b99bc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 60% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.13% cyan, 18.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 194.48°, with 62.77% saturation and 45.29% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 2.33.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2693

Complementary

  1. #2b99bc
  2. #bc4e2b

Split complementary

  1. #2b99bc
  2. #bc2b50
  3. #bc962b

Analogous

  1. #2bbc96
  2. #2b99bc
  3. #2b50bc

Triadic

  1. #2b99bc
  2. #bc2b99
  3. #99bc2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b99bc
  2. #4e2bbc
  3. #bc4e2b
  4. #99bc2b

Square

  1. #2b99bc
  2. #962bbc
  3. #bc4e2b
  4. #50bc2b

Monochromatic

  1. #0f343f
  2. #1d667e
  3. #2b99bc
  4. #5abbd9
  5. #98d4e8

Shades

#2b99bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b99bc
  2. #278aa9
  3. #227a96
  4. #1e6b84
  5. #1a5c71
  6. #164d5e
  7. #113d4b
  8. #0d2e38
  9. #091f26
  10. #040f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b99bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b99bc
  2. #40a3c3
  3. #55adc9
  4. #6bb8d0
  5. #80c2d7
  6. #95ccde
  7. #aad6e4
  8. #bfe0eb
  9. #d5ebf2
  10. #eaf5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b99bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b99bc
  2. #3497b6
  3. #3c94b0
  4. #4592aa
  5. #4d8fa4
  6. #568d9e
  7. #5e8a98
  8. #678892
  9. #6f858c
  10. #788386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7392a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8596be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7288bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a4a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c97bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e8fbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009fae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b99bc {
  color: #2b99bc;
}
Background
.bg-2b99bc {
  background-color: #2b99bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2b99bc {
  border: 2px solid #2b99bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b99bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 153 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b99bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b99bc, #2b50bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b99bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 153 188 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 2.33 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.91 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.05 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.25 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.23 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 11.18 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 11.22 #d46643 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#2b99bc  rgb(43, 153, 188)  hsl(194, 63%, 45%)  Bondi Blue
#bc4e2b  rgb(188, 78, 43)  hsl(14, 63%, 45%)  Sinopia
#bc2b99  rgb(188, 43, 153)  hsl(314, 63%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#99bc2b  rgb(153, 188, 43)  hsl(74, 63%, 45%)  Apple Green