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#2BB2CD

#2bb2cd ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bb2cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.02% cyan, 13.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 190°, with 65.32% saturation and 48.63% 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 8.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 7.97.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3676

Complementary

  1. #2bb2cd
  2. #cd462b

Split complementary

  1. #2bb2cd
  2. #cd2b61
  3. #cd972b

Analogous

  1. #2bcd97
  2. #2bb2cd
  3. #2b61cd

Triadic

  1. #2bb2cd
  2. #cd2bb2
  3. #b2cd2b

Tetradic

  1. #2bb2cd
  2. #462bcd
  3. #cd462b
  4. #b2cd2b

Square

  1. #2bb2cd
  2. #972bcd
  3. #cd462b
  4. #61cd2b

Monochromatic

  1. #10444f
  2. #1e7b8e
  3. #2bb2cd
  4. #66cbdf
  5. #a5e0ec

Shades

#2bb2cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bb2cd
  2. #27a0b9
  3. #228ea4
  4. #1e7d90
  5. #1a6b7b
  6. #165967
  7. #114752
  8. #0d353e
  9. #092429
  10. #041215
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bb2cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bb2cd
  2. #40bad2
  3. #55c1d7
  4. #6bc9dc
  5. #80d1e1
  6. #95d9e6
  7. #aae0eb
  8. #bfe8f0
  9. #d5f0f5
  10. #eaf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bb2cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bb2cd
  2. #34adc5
  3. #3ca8be
  4. #45a3b6
  5. #4d9eae
  6. #5699a7
  7. #5e949f
  8. #678f97
  9. #6f8a8f
  10. #788588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84a9b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9faccf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a9dcd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bcba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81afce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #70a6cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b8c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bb2cd {
  color: #2bb2cd;
}
Background
.bg-2bb2cd {
  background-color: #2bb2cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bb2cd {
  border: 2px solid #2bb2cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bb2cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 178 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 65% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bb2cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bb2cd, #2b61cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bb2cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 178 205 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.97 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.19 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.29 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.38 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.67 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.37 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 11.48 #d44d32 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#2bb2cd  rgb(43, 178, 205)  hsl(190, 65%, 49%)  Moonstone Blue
#cd462b  rgb(205, 70, 43)  hsl(10, 65%, 49%)  Cinnabar
#cd2bb2  rgb(205, 43, 178)  hsl(310, 65%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#b2cd2b  rgb(178, 205, 43)  hsl(70, 65%, 49%)  June Bud