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#229ECC

#229ecc ≈ Bondi Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#229ecc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 61.96% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.33% cyan, 22.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 196.24°, with 71.43% saturation and 46.67% 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 6.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 5.38.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2915

Complementary

  1. #229ecc
  2. #cc5022

Split complementary

  1. #229ecc
  2. #cc2249
  3. #cca522

Analogous

  1. #22cca5
  2. #229ecc
  3. #2249cc

Triadic

  1. #229ecc
  2. #cc229e
  3. #9ecc22

Tetradic

  1. #229ecc
  2. #5022cc
  3. #cc5022
  4. #9ecc22

Square

  1. #229ecc
  2. #a522cc
  3. #cc5022
  4. #49cc22

Monochromatic

  1. #0c3849
  2. #176b8a
  3. #229ecc
  4. #57bde3
  5. #99d7ee

Shades

#229ecc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #229ecc
  2. #1f8eb8
  3. #1b7ea3
  4. #186f8f
  5. #145f7a
  6. #114f66
  7. #0e3f52
  8. #0a2f3d
  9. #072029
  10. #031014
  11. #000000

Tints

#229ecc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #229ecc
  2. #38a8d1
  3. #4eb1d6
  4. #64bbdb
  5. #7ac5e0
  6. #91cfe6
  7. #a7d8eb
  8. #bde2f0
  9. #d3ecf5
  10. #e9f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#229ecc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #229ecc
  2. #2b9bc4
  3. #3598bd
  4. #3e95b5
  5. #4892ae
  6. #518fa6
  7. #5a8c9e
  8. #648997
  9. #6d868f
  10. #778388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7697ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #869cce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #708ccb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00abad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c9dcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b94cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a6ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-229ecc {
  color: #229ecc;
}
Background
.bg-229ecc {
  background-color: #229ecc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-229ecc {
  border: 2px solid #229ecc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #229ecc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 158 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 71% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-229ecc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #229ecc, #2249cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-229ecc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 158 204 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.38 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.54 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.98 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.42 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.94 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.92 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 11.18 #dd6133 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#229ecc  rgb(34, 158, 204)  hsl(196, 71%, 47%)  Bondi Blue
#cc5022  rgb(204, 80, 34)  hsl(16, 71%, 47%)  Sinopia
#cc229e  rgb(204, 34, 158)  hsl(316, 71%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#9ecc22  rgb(158, 204, 34)  hsl(76, 71%, 47%)  Yellow Green