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#2599BC

#2599bc ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2599bc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 60% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.32% cyan, 18.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 193.91°, with 67.11% saturation and 44.12% 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 6.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 2.06.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2681

Complementary

  1. #2599bc
  2. #bc4825

Split complementary

  1. #2599bc
  2. #bc254d
  3. #bc9425

Analogous

  1. #25bc94
  2. #2599bc
  3. #254dbc

Triadic

  1. #2599bc
  2. #bc2599
  3. #99bc25

Tetradic

  1. #2599bc
  2. #4825bc
  3. #bc4825
  4. #99bc25

Square

  1. #2599bc
  2. #9425bc
  3. #bc4825
  4. #4dbc25

Monochromatic

  1. #0c313c
  2. #18657c
  3. #2599bc
  4. #51bcdd
  5. #91d5e9

Shades

#2599bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2599bc
  2. #218aa9
  3. #1e7a96
  4. #1a6b84
  5. #165c71
  6. #134d5e
  7. #0f3d4b
  8. #0b2e38
  9. #071f26
  10. #040f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2599bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2599bc
  2. #3ba3c3
  3. #51adc9
  4. #66b8d0
  5. #7cc2d7
  6. #92ccde
  7. #a8d6e4
  8. #bee0eb
  9. #d3ebf2
  10. #e9f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2599bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2599bc
  2. #2e97b6
  3. #3794b0
  4. #4092aa
  5. #498fa4
  6. #538d9e
  7. #5c8a98
  8. #658892
  9. #6e858c
  10. #778386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7292a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8595be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7187bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a4a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b97bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c8fbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009fae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2599bc {
  color: #2599bc;
}
Background
.bg-2599bc {
  background-color: #2599bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2599bc {
  border: 2px solid #2599bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2599bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 153 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 67% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2599bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2599bc, #254dbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2599bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 153 188 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 2.06 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.21 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.29 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.49 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.54 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 11.24 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 11.39 #da6643 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#2599bc  rgb(37, 153, 188)  hsl(194, 67%, 44%)  Bondi Blue
#bc4825  rgb(188, 72, 37)  hsl(14, 67%, 44%)  Rust
#bc2599  rgb(188, 37, 153)  hsl(314, 67%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#99bc25  rgb(153, 188, 37)  hsl(74, 67%, 44%)  Apple Green