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#279BBC

#279bbc ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#279bbc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 60.78% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.26% cyan, 17.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 193.29°, 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 6.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 2.33.

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Relative luminance0.275

Complementary

  1. #279bbc
  2. #bc4827

Split complementary

  1. #279bbc
  2. #bc2750
  3. #bc9327

Analogous

  1. #27bc93
  2. #279bbc
  3. #2750bc

Triadic

  1. #279bbc
  2. #bc279b
  3. #9bbc27

Tetradic

  1. #279bbc
  2. #4827bc
  3. #bc4827
  4. #9bbc27

Square

  1. #279bbc
  2. #9327bc
  3. #bc4827
  4. #50bc27

Monochromatic

  1. #0d333d
  2. #1a677d
  3. #279bbc
  4. #54bedc
  5. #93d6e9

Shades

#279bbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #279bbc
  2. #238ca9
  3. #1f7c96
  4. #1b6d84
  5. #175d71
  6. #144e5e
  7. #103e4b
  8. #0c2f38
  9. #081f26
  10. #041013
  11. #000000

Tints

#279bbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #279bbc
  2. #3da5c3
  3. #52afc9
  4. #68b9d0
  5. #7dc3d7
  6. #93cdde
  7. #a9d7e4
  8. #bee1eb
  9. #d4ebf2
  10. #e9f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#279bbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #279bbc
  2. #3098b6
  3. #3996b0
  4. #4293aa
  5. #4b90a4
  6. #548e9e
  7. #5c8b98
  8. #658892
  9. #6e858c
  10. #778386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7494a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8897be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7489bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a5a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e99bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e91bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a1af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-279bbc {
  color: #279bbc;
}
Background
.bg-279bbc {
  background-color: #279bbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-279bbc {
  border: 2px solid #279bbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #279bbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 155 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 66% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-279bbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #279bbc, #2750bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-279bbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 155 188 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 2.33 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.15 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.58 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.86 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.68 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.83 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 12.06 #d86443 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#279bbc  rgb(39, 155, 188)  hsl(193, 66%, 45%)  Bondi Blue
#bc4827  rgb(188, 72, 39)  hsl(13, 66%, 45%)  Rust
#bc279b  rgb(188, 39, 155)  hsl(313, 66%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#9bbc27  rgb(155, 188, 39)  hsl(73, 66%, 45%)  Apple Green