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#229CC6

#229cc6 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#229cc6 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 61.18% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.83% cyan, 21.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 195.37°, with 70.69% saturation and 45.49% 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 6.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 4.1.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2819

Complementary

  1. #229cc6
  2. #c64c22

Split complementary

  1. #229cc6
  2. #c6224a
  3. #c69e22

Analogous

  1. #22c69e
  2. #229cc6
  3. #224ac6

Triadic

  1. #229cc6
  2. #c6229c
  3. #9cc622

Tetradic

  1. #229cc6
  2. #4c22c6
  3. #c64c22
  4. #9cc622

Square

  1. #229cc6
  2. #9e22c6
  3. #c64c22
  4. #4ac622

Monochromatic

  1. #0c3543
  2. #176985
  3. #229cc6
  4. #53bde1
  5. #94d6ed

Shades

#229cc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #229cc6
  2. #1f8cb2
  3. #1b7d9e
  4. #186d8b
  5. #145e77
  6. #114e63
  7. #0e3e4f
  8. #0a2f3b
  9. #071f28
  10. #031014
  11. #000000

Tints

#229cc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #229cc6
  2. #38a6cc
  3. #4eb0d1
  4. #64bad7
  5. #7ac4dd
  6. #91cee3
  7. #a7d7e8
  8. #bde1ee
  9. #d3ebf4
  10. #e9f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#229cc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #229cc6
  2. #2b99bf
  3. #3596b8
  4. #3e94b1
  5. #4891aa
  6. #518ea3
  7. #5a8b9c
  8. #648895
  9. #6d868e
  10. #778387
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7495a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8699c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #708ac5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a8aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b9ac7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b92c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a3b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-229cc6 {
  color: #229cc6;
}
Background
.bg-229cc6 {
  background-color: #229cc6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-229cc6 {
  border: 2px solid #229cc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #229cc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 156 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 71% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-229cc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #229cc6, #224ac6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-229cc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 156 198 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 4.10 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.45 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.08 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.55 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.15 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.91 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 11.10 #dd6339 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#229cc6  rgb(34, 156, 198)  hsl(195, 71%, 45%)  Bondi Blue
#c64c22  rgb(198, 76, 34)  hsl(15, 71%, 45%)  Sinopia
#c6229c  rgb(198, 34, 156)  hsl(315, 71%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#9cc622  rgb(156, 198, 34)  hsl(75, 71%, 45%)  Yellow Green