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#229EB4

#229eb4 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#229eb4 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 61.96% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.11% cyan, 12.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 189.04°, with 68.22% saturation and 41.96% 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 4.69.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2809

Complementary

  1. #229eb4
  2. #b43822

Split complementary

  1. #229eb4
  2. #b42255
  3. #b48122

Analogous

  1. #22b481
  2. #229eb4
  3. #2255b4

Triadic

  1. #229eb4
  2. #b4229e
  3. #9eb422

Tetradic

  1. #229eb4
  2. #3822b4
  3. #b43822
  4. #9eb422

Square

  1. #229eb4
  2. #8122b4
  3. #b43822
  4. #55b422

Monochromatic

  1. #0a2d33
  2. #166674
  3. #229eb4
  4. #46c6dc
  5. #87dae8

Shades

#229eb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #229eb4
  2. #1f8ea2
  3. #1b7e90
  4. #186f7e
  5. #145f6c
  6. #114f5a
  7. #0e3f48
  8. #0a2f36
  9. #072024
  10. #031012
  11. #000000

Tints

#229eb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #229eb4
  2. #38a8bc
  3. #4eb1c3
  4. #64bbcb
  5. #7ac5d2
  6. #91cfda
  7. #a7d8e1
  8. #bde2e9
  9. #d3ecf0
  10. #e9f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#229eb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #229eb4
  2. #2b9baf
  3. #3598aa
  4. #3e95a4
  5. #48929f
  6. #518f9a
  7. #5a8c95
  8. #648990
  9. #6d868a
  10. #778385
  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 #7496a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e98b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a8ab4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a7a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #729bb5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6393b4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a3ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-229eb4 {
  color: #229eb4;
}
Background
.bg-229eb4 {
  background-color: #229eb4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-229eb4 {
  border: 2px solid #229eb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #229eb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 158 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 68% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-229eb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #229eb4, #2255b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-229eb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 158 180 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 4.69 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.78 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.39 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 11.10 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 11.51 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.77 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 12.07 #dd614b Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#229eb4  rgb(34, 158, 180)  hsl(189, 68%, 42%)  Bondi Blue
#b43822  rgb(180, 56, 34)  hsl(9, 68%, 42%)  Cornell Red
#b4229e  rgb(180, 34, 158)  hsl(309, 68%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#9eb422  rgb(158, 180, 34)  hsl(69, 68%, 42%)  Apple Green