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#229BB8

#229bb8 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#229bb8 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 60.78% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.52% cyan, 15.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 191.6°, with 68.81% saturation and 42.75% 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 6.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 2.38.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2724

Complementary

  1. #229bb8
  2. #b83f22

Split complementary

  1. #229bb8
  2. #b82250
  3. #b88a22

Analogous

  1. #22b88a
  2. #229bb8
  3. #2250b8

Triadic

  1. #229bb8
  2. #b8229b
  3. #9bb822

Tetradic

  1. #229bb8
  2. #3f22b8
  3. #b83f22
  4. #9bb822

Square

  1. #229bb8
  2. #8a22b8
  3. #b83f22
  4. #50b822

Monochromatic

  1. #0a2e37
  2. #166577
  3. #229bb8
  4. #49c1dd
  5. #8ad7e9

Shades

#229bb8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #229bb8
  2. #1f8ca6
  3. #1b7c93
  4. #186d81
  5. #145d6e
  6. #114e5c
  7. #0e3e4a
  8. #0a2f37
  9. #071f25
  10. #031012
  11. #000000

Tints

#229bb8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #229bb8
  2. #38a5bf
  3. #4eafc6
  4. #64b9cd
  5. #7ac3d4
  6. #91cddc
  7. #a7d7e3
  8. #bde1ea
  9. #d3ebf1
  10. #e9f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#229bb8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #229bb8
  2. #2b98b2
  3. #3596ad
  4. #3e93a7
  5. #4890a2
  6. #518e9c
  7. #5a8b96
  8. #648891
  9. #6d858b
  10. #778386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7394a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8996ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7588b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a5a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e98b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f90b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a1ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-229bb8 {
  color: #229bb8;
}
Background
.bg-229bb8 {
  background-color: #229bb8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-229bb8 {
  border: 2px solid #229bb8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #229bb8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 155 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 69% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-229bb8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #229bb8, #2250b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-229bb8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 155 184 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 2.38 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.70 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.63 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.73 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.97 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.81 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 12.58 #dd6447 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#229bb8  rgb(34, 155, 184)  hsl(192, 69%, 43%)  Bondi Blue
#b83f22  rgb(184, 63, 34)  hsl(12, 69%, 43%)  Rust
#b8229b  rgb(184, 34, 155)  hsl(312, 69%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#9bb822  rgb(155, 184, 34)  hsl(72, 69%, 43%)  Apple Green