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#2F99BC

#2f99bc ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f99bc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 60% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75% cyan, 18.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 194.89°, with 60% saturation and 46.08% 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 2.54.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2702

Complementary

  1. #2f99bc
  2. #bc522f

Split complementary

  1. #2f99bc
  2. #bc2f53
  3. #bc982f

Analogous

  1. #2fbc98
  2. #2f99bc
  3. #2f53bc

Triadic

  1. #2f99bc
  2. #bc2f99
  3. #99bc2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f99bc
  2. #522fbc
  3. #bc522f
  4. #99bc2f

Square

  1. #2f99bc
  2. #982fbc
  3. #bc522f
  4. #53bc2f

Monochromatic

  1. #103542
  2. #20677f
  3. #2f99bc
  4. #60bad7
  5. #9dd4e7

Shades

#2f99bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f99bc
  2. #2a8aa9
  3. #267a96
  4. #216b84
  5. #1c5c71
  6. #184d5e
  7. #133d4b
  8. #0e2e38
  9. #091f26
  10. #050f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f99bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f99bc
  2. #44a3c3
  3. #59adc9
  4. #6db8d0
  5. #82c2d7
  6. #97ccde
  7. #acd6e4
  8. #c1e0eb
  9. #d5ebf2
  10. #eaf5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f99bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f99bc
  2. #3797b6
  3. #3f94b0
  4. #4792aa
  5. #4f8fa4
  6. #588d9e
  7. #608a98
  8. #688892
  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 #7492a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8696be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7388bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a3a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d97bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f8fbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009fae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f99bc {
  color: #2f99bc;
}
Background
.bg-2f99bc {
  background-color: #2f99bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2f99bc {
  border: 2px solid #2f99bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f99bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 153 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 60% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f99bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f99bc, #2f53bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f99bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 153 188 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 2.54 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.68 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.87 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.07 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.99 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 11.02 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 11.22 #d06643 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#2f99bc  rgb(47, 153, 188)  hsl(195, 60%, 46%)  Bondi Blue
#bc522f  rgb(188, 82, 47)  hsl(15, 60%, 46%)  Sinopia
#bc2f99  rgb(188, 47, 153)  hsl(315, 60%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#99bc2f  rgb(153, 188, 47)  hsl(75, 60%, 46%)  Apple Green