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#279ABA

#279aba ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#279aba is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 60.39% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.03% cyan, 17.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 193.06°, with 65.33% 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 6.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 2.

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Relative luminance0.2709

Complementary

  1. #279aba
  2. #ba4727

Split complementary

  1. #279aba
  2. #ba2751
  3. #ba9127

Analogous

  1. #27ba91
  2. #279aba
  3. #2751ba

Triadic

  1. #279aba
  2. #ba279a
  3. #9aba27

Tetradic

  1. #279aba
  2. #4727ba
  3. #ba4727
  4. #9aba27

Square

  1. #279aba
  2. #9127ba
  3. #ba4727
  4. #51ba27

Monochromatic

  1. #0c313c
  2. #1a667b
  3. #279aba
  4. #53bddb
  5. #92d5e8

Shades

#279aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #279aba
  2. #238ba7
  3. #1f7b95
  4. #1b6c82
  5. #175c70
  6. #144d5d
  7. #103e4a
  8. #0c2e38
  9. #081f25
  10. #040f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#279aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #279aba
  2. #3da4c1
  3. #52aec8
  4. #68b8cf
  5. #7dc2d6
  6. #93cddd
  7. #a9d7e3
  8. #bee1ea
  9. #d4ebf1
  10. #e9f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#279aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #279aba
  2. #3097b4
  3. #3995ae
  4. #4292a9
  5. #4b90a3
  6. #548d9d
  7. #5c8a97
  8. #658891
  9. #6e858c
  10. #778386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7393a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8796bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7488ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a4a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d98bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e90ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a0ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-279aba {
  color: #279aba;
}
Background
.bg-279aba {
  background-color: #279aba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-279aba {
  border: 2px solid #279aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #279aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 154 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 65% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-279aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #279aba, #2751ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-279aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 154 186 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 2.00 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.38 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.79 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.91 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.61 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.98 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 11.86 #d86545 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#279aba  rgb(39, 154, 186)  hsl(193, 65%, 44%)  Bondi Blue
#ba4727  rgb(186, 71, 39)  hsl(13, 65%, 44%)  Rust
#ba279a  rgb(186, 39, 154)  hsl(313, 65%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#9aba27  rgb(154, 186, 39)  hsl(73, 65%, 44%)  Apple Green