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#229DBC

#229dbc ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#229dbc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 61.57% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.91% cyan, 16.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 192.08°, with 69.37% saturation and 43.53% 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 6.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 2.79.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2808

Complementary

  1. #229dbc
  2. #bc4122

Split complementary

  1. #229dbc
  2. #bc2250
  3. #bc8e22

Analogous

  1. #22bc8e
  2. #229dbc
  3. #2250bc

Triadic

  1. #229dbc
  2. #bc229d
  3. #9dbc22

Tetradic

  1. #229dbc
  2. #4122bc
  3. #bc4122
  4. #9dbc22

Square

  1. #229dbc
  2. #8e22bc
  3. #bc4122
  4. #50bc22

Monochromatic

  1. #0b313a
  2. #16677b
  3. #229dbc
  4. #4cc1df
  5. #8dd7ea

Shades

#229dbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #229dbc
  2. #1f8da9
  3. #1b7e96
  4. #186e84
  5. #145e71
  6. #114f5e
  7. #0e3f4b
  8. #0a2f38
  9. #071f26
  10. #031013
  11. #000000

Tints

#229dbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #229dbc
  2. #38a7c3
  3. #4eb1c9
  4. #64bad0
  5. #7ac4d7
  6. #91cede
  7. #a7d8e4
  8. #bde2eb
  9. #d3ebf2
  10. #e9f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#229dbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #229dbc
  2. #2b9ab6
  3. #3597b0
  4. #3e94aa
  5. #4891a4
  6. #518f9e
  7. #5a8c98
  8. #648992
  9. #6d868c
  10. #778386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7496a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a99be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #768abc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a7a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f9abd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f92bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a3b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-229dbc {
  color: #229dbc;
}
Background
.bg-229dbc {
  background-color: #229dbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-229dbc {
  border: 2px solid #229dbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #229dbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 157 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 69% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-229dbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #229dbc, #2250bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-229dbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 157 188 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 2.79 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.20 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.33 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.72 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.18 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.20 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 12.58 #dd6243 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#229dbc  rgb(34, 157, 188)  hsl(192, 69%, 44%)  Bondi Blue
#bc4122  rgb(188, 65, 34)  hsl(12, 69%, 44%)  Rust
#bc229d  rgb(188, 34, 157)  hsl(312, 69%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#9dbc22  rgb(157, 188, 34)  hsl(72, 69%, 44%)  Apple Green