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#228FBC

#228fbc ≈ Bondi Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#228fbc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 56.08% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.91% cyan, 23.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 197.53°, with 69.37% saturation and 43.53% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 5.16.

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Relative luminance0.2362

Complementary

  1. #228fbc
  2. #bc4f22

Split complementary

  1. #228fbc
  2. #bc2242
  3. #bc9c22

Analogous

  1. #22bc9c
  2. #228fbc
  3. #2242bc

Triadic

  1. #228fbc
  2. #bc228f
  3. #8fbc22

Tetradic

  1. #228fbc
  2. #4f22bc
  3. #bc4f22
  4. #8fbc22

Square

  1. #228fbc
  2. #9c22bc
  3. #bc4f22
  4. #42bc22

Monochromatic

  1. #0b2c3a
  2. #165e7b
  3. #228fbc
  4. #4cb4df
  5. #8dcfea

Shades

#228fbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #228fbc
  2. #1f81a9
  3. #1b7296
  4. #186484
  5. #145671
  6. #11485e
  7. #0e394b
  8. #0a2b38
  9. #071d26
  10. #030e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#228fbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #228fbc
  2. #389ac3
  3. #4ea5c9
  4. #64b1d0
  5. #7abcd7
  6. #91c7de
  7. #a7d2e4
  8. #bdddeb
  9. #d3e9f2
  10. #e9f4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#228fbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #228fbc
  2. #2b8eb6
  3. #358cb0
  4. #3e8baa
  5. #4889a4
  6. #51889e
  7. #5a8698
  8. #648592
  9. #6d838c
  10. #778286
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b899e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #788dbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #647fbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009b9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #618ebd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5186bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0096ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-228fbc {
  color: #228fbc;
}
Background
.bg-228fbc {
  background-color: #228fbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-228fbc {
  border: 2px solid #228fbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #228fbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 143 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 69% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-228fbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #228fbc, #2242bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-228fbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 143 188 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.16 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.26 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.22 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.47 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.61 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.77 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 10.55 #dd7043 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#228fbc  rgb(34, 143, 188)  hsl(198, 69%, 44%)  Bondi Blue
#bc4f22  rgb(188, 79, 34)  hsl(18, 69%, 44%)  Rust
#bc228f  rgb(188, 34, 143)  hsl(318, 69%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#8fbc22  rgb(143, 188, 34)  hsl(78, 69%, 44%)  Apple Green