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#2E99BC

#2e99bc ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e99bc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 60% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.53% cyan, 18.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 194.79°, with 60.68% saturation and 45.88% 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 6.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 2.48.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2699

Complementary

  1. #2e99bc
  2. #bc512e

Split complementary

  1. #2e99bc
  2. #bc2e52
  3. #bc982e

Analogous

  1. #2ebc98
  2. #2e99bc
  3. #2e52bc

Triadic

  1. #2e99bc
  2. #bc2e99
  3. #99bc2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e99bc
  2. #512ebc
  3. #bc512e
  4. #99bc2e

Square

  1. #2e99bc
  2. #982ebc
  3. #bc512e
  4. #52bc2e

Monochromatic

  1. #103541
  2. #1f677f
  3. #2e99bc
  4. #5fbad8
  5. #9cd4e7

Shades

#2e99bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e99bc
  2. #298aa9
  3. #257a96
  4. #206b84
  5. #1c5c71
  6. #174d5e
  7. #123d4b
  8. #0e2e38
  9. #091f26
  10. #050f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e99bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e99bc
  2. #43a3c3
  3. #58adc9
  4. #6db8d0
  5. #82c2d7
  6. #97ccde
  7. #abd6e4
  8. #c0e0eb
  9. #d5ebf2
  10. #eaf5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e99bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e99bc
  2. #3697b6
  3. #3e94b0
  4. #4792aa
  5. #4f8fa4
  6. #578d9e
  7. #5f8a98
  8. #678892
  9. #70858c
  10. #788386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.4:1 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 #00a3a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d97bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e8fbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009fae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e99bc {
  color: #2e99bc;
}
Background
.bg-2e99bc {
  background-color: #2e99bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2e99bc {
  border: 2px solid #2e99bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e99bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 153 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e99bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e99bc, #2e52bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e99bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 153 188 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 2.48 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.74 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.91 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.11 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.05 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 11.06 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 11.22 #d16643 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#2e99bc  rgb(46, 153, 188)  hsl(195, 61%, 46%)  Bondi Blue
#bc512e  rgb(188, 81, 46)  hsl(15, 61%, 46%)  Sinopia
#bc2e99  rgb(188, 46, 153)  hsl(315, 61%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#99bc2e  rgb(153, 188, 46)  hsl(75, 61%, 46%)  Apple Green