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#2BB2CA

#2bb2ca ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bb2ca is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 69.8% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.71% cyan, 11.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 189.06°, with 64.9% saturation and 48.04% 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 8.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 8.46.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3662

Complementary

  1. #2bb2ca
  2. #ca432b

Split complementary

  1. #2bb2ca
  2. #ca2b62
  3. #ca932b

Analogous

  1. #2bca93
  2. #2bb2ca
  3. #2b62ca

Triadic

  1. #2bb2ca
  2. #ca2bb2
  3. #b2ca2b

Tetradic

  1. #2bb2ca
  2. #432bca
  3. #ca432b
  4. #b2ca2b

Square

  1. #2bb2ca
  2. #932bca
  3. #ca432b
  4. #62ca2b

Monochromatic

  1. #10434c
  2. #1e7a8b
  3. #2bb2ca
  4. #64cbde
  5. #a3e0eb

Shades

#2bb2ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bb2ca
  2. #27a0b6
  3. #228ea2
  4. #1e7d8d
  5. #1a6b79
  6. #165965
  7. #114751
  8. #0d353d
  9. #092428
  10. #041214
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bb2ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bb2ca
  2. #40bacf
  3. #55c1d5
  4. #6bc9da
  5. #80d1df
  6. #95d9e5
  7. #aae0ea
  8. #bfe8ef
  9. #d5f0f4
  10. #eaf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bb2ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bb2ca
  2. #34adc3
  3. #3ca8bb
  4. #45a3b4
  5. #4d9eac
  6. #5699a5
  7. #5e949e
  8. #678f96
  9. #6f8a8f
  10. #788587
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84a9b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0accb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b9cca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bbb9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81aecb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #71a5ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b8c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bb2ca {
  color: #2bb2ca;
}
Background
.bg-2bb2ca {
  background-color: #2bb2ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bb2ca {
  border: 2px solid #2bb2ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bb2ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 178 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 65% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bb2ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bb2ca, #2b62ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bb2ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 178 202 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.46 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.47 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.76 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.39 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.82 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 11.07 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 11.08 #d44d35 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#2bb2ca  rgb(43, 178, 202)  hsl(189, 65%, 48%)  Moonstone Blue
#ca432b  rgb(202, 67, 43)  hsl(9, 65%, 48%)  Lust
#ca2bb2  rgb(202, 43, 178)  hsl(309, 65%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#b2ca2b  rgb(178, 202, 43)  hsl(69, 65%, 48%)  June Bud