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#279EBB

#279ebb ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#279ebb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 61.96% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.14% cyan, 15.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 191.76°, with 65.49% saturation and 44.31% 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 6.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 3.28.

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Relative luminance0.2847

Complementary

  1. #279ebb
  2. #bb4427

Split complementary

  1. #279ebb
  2. #bb2754
  3. #bb8e27

Analogous

  1. #27bb8e
  2. #279ebb
  3. #2754bb

Triadic

  1. #279ebb
  2. #bb279e
  3. #9ebb27

Tetradic

  1. #279ebb
  2. #4427bb
  3. #bb4427
  4. #9ebb27

Square

  1. #279ebb
  2. #8e27bb
  3. #bb4427
  4. #54bb27

Monochromatic

  1. #0d333c
  2. #1a697c
  3. #279ebb
  4. #53c1db
  5. #93d8e8

Shades

#279ebb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #279ebb
  2. #238ea8
  3. #1f7e96
  4. #1b6f83
  5. #175f70
  6. #144f5e
  7. #103f4b
  8. #0c2f38
  9. #082025
  10. #041013
  11. #000000

Tints

#279ebb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #279ebb
  2. #3da8c2
  3. #52b1c9
  4. #68bbcf
  5. #7dc5d6
  6. #93cfdd
  7. #a9d8e4
  8. #bee2eb
  9. #d4ecf1
  10. #e9f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#279ebb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #279ebb
  2. #309bb5
  3. #3998af
  4. #4295a9
  5. #4b92a3
  6. #548f9e
  7. #5c8c98
  8. #658992
  9. #6e868c
  10. #778386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7597a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c99bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #788bbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a8a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #719bbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6293bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a4af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-279ebb {
  color: #279ebb;
}
Background
.bg-279ebb {
  background-color: #279ebb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-279ebb {
  border: 2px solid #279ebb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #279ebb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 158 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 65% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-279ebb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #279ebb, #2754bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-279ebb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 158 187 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 3.28 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.07 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.59 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.72 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.06 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.40 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 12.72 #d86144 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#279ebb  rgb(39, 158, 187)  hsl(192, 65%, 44%)  Bondi Blue
#bb4427  rgb(187, 68, 39)  hsl(12, 65%, 44%)  Rust
#bb279e  rgb(187, 39, 158)  hsl(312, 65%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#9ebb27  rgb(158, 187, 39)  hsl(72, 65%, 44%)  Apple Green