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#2799BC

#2799bc ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2799bc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 60% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.26% cyan, 18.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 194.09°, with 65.64% saturation and 44.51% 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 6.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 2.14.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2684

Complementary

  1. #2799bc
  2. #bc4a27

Split complementary

  1. #2799bc
  2. #bc274f
  3. #bc9427

Analogous

  1. #27bc94
  2. #2799bc
  3. #274fbc

Triadic

  1. #2799bc
  2. #bc2799
  3. #99bc27

Tetradic

  1. #2799bc
  2. #4a27bc
  3. #bc4a27
  4. #99bc27

Square

  1. #2799bc
  2. #9427bc
  3. #bc4a27
  4. #4fbc27

Monochromatic

  1. #0d323d
  2. #1a657d
  3. #2799bc
  4. #54bcdc
  5. #93d5e9

Shades

#2799bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2799bc
  2. #238aa9
  3. #1f7a96
  4. #1b6b84
  5. #175c71
  6. #144d5e
  7. #103d4b
  8. #0c2e38
  9. #081f26
  10. #040f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2799bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2799bc
  2. #3da3c3
  3. #52adc9
  4. #68b8d0
  5. #7dc2d7
  6. #93ccde
  7. #a9d6e4
  8. #bee0eb
  9. #d4ebf2
  10. #e9f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2799bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2799bc
  2. #3097b6
  3. #3994b0
  4. #4292aa
  5. #4b8fa4
  6. #548d9e
  7. #5c8a98
  8. #658892
  9. #6e858c
  10. #778386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7292a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8595be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7287bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a4a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c97bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d8fbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009fae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2799bc {
  color: #2799bc;
}
Background
.bg-2799bc {
  background-color: #2799bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2799bc {
  border: 2px solid #2799bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2799bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 153 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 66% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2799bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2799bc, #274fbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2799bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 153 188 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 2.14 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.12 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.22 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.41 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.44 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 11.23 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 11.32 #d86643 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#2799bc  rgb(39, 153, 188)  hsl(194, 66%, 45%)  Bondi Blue
#bc4a27  rgb(188, 74, 39)  hsl(14, 66%, 45%)  Rust
#bc2799  rgb(188, 39, 153)  hsl(314, 66%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#99bc27  rgb(153, 188, 39)  hsl(74, 66%, 45%)  Apple Green