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#228FBF

#228fbf ≈ Bondi Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#228fbf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.2% cyan, 25.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 198.34°, with 69.78% saturation and 44.12% 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 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 5.99.

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Relative luminance0.2375

Complementary

  1. #228fbf
  2. #bf5222

Split complementary

  1. #228fbf
  2. #bf2241
  3. #bfa022

Analogous

  1. #22bfa0
  2. #228fbf
  3. #2241bf

Triadic

  1. #228fbf
  2. #bf228f
  3. #8fbf22

Tetradic

  1. #228fbf
  2. #5222bf
  3. #bf5222
  4. #8fbf22

Square

  1. #228fbf
  2. #a022bf
  3. #bf5222
  4. #41bf22

Monochromatic

  1. #0b2e3d
  2. #165e7e
  3. #228fbf
  4. #4eb3df
  5. #8fcfeb

Shades

#228fbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #228fbf
  2. #1f81ac
  3. #1b7299
  4. #186486
  5. #145673
  6. #114860
  7. #0e394c
  8. #0a2b39
  9. #071d26
  10. #030e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#228fbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #228fbf
  2. #389ac5
  3. #4ea5cc
  4. #64b1d2
  5. #7abcd9
  6. #91c7df
  7. #a7d2e5
  8. #bdddec
  9. #d3e9f2
  10. #e9f4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#228fbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #228fbf
  2. #2b8eb9
  3. #358cb2
  4. #3e8bac
  5. #4889a6
  6. #5188a0
  7. #5a8699
  8. #648593
  9. #6d838d
  10. #778286
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c8aa0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #778ec1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #637fbe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009c9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #608ec0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5086bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0097ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-228fbf {
  color: #228fbf;
}
Background
.bg-228fbf {
  background-color: #228fbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-228fbf {
  border: 2px solid #228fbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #228fbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 143 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 70% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-228fbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #228fbf, #2241bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-228fbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 143 191 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.99 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.30 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.78 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.21 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.57 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.92 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.99 #dd7040 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#228fbf  rgb(34, 143, 191)  hsl(198, 70%, 44%)  Bondi Blue
#bf5222  rgb(191, 82, 34)  hsl(18, 70%, 44%)  Sinopia
#bf228f  rgb(191, 34, 143)  hsl(318, 70%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#8fbf22  rgb(143, 191, 34)  hsl(78, 70%, 44%)  Apple Green