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#299CBF

#299cbf ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#299cbf is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 61.18% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.53% cyan, 18.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 194°, with 64.66% saturation and 45.49% 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 6.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 2.87.

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Relative luminance0.2801

Complementary

  1. #299cbf
  2. #bf4c29

Split complementary

  1. #299cbf
  2. #bf2951
  3. #bf9729

Analogous

  1. #29bf97
  2. #299cbf
  3. #2951bf

Triadic

  1. #299cbf
  2. #bf299c
  3. #9cbf29

Tetradic

  1. #299cbf
  2. #4c29bf
  3. #bf4c29
  4. #9cbf29

Square

  1. #299cbf
  2. #9729bf
  3. #bf4c29
  4. #51bf29

Monochromatic

  1. #0e3541
  2. #1b6980
  3. #299cbf
  4. #59bddb
  5. #98d6e9

Shades

#299cbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #299cbf
  2. #258cac
  3. #217d99
  4. #1d6d86
  5. #195e73
  6. #154e60
  7. #103e4c
  8. #0c2f39
  9. #081f26
  10. #041013
  11. #000000

Tints

#299cbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #299cbf
  2. #3ea6c5
  3. #54b0cc
  4. #69bad2
  5. #7fc4d9
  6. #94cedf
  7. #a9d7e5
  8. #bfe1ec
  9. #d4ebf2
  10. #eaf5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#299cbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #299cbf
  2. #3299b9
  3. #3a96b2
  4. #4394ac
  5. #4c91a6
  6. #558ea0
  7. #5d8b99
  8. #668893
  9. #6f868d
  10. #778386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7595a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8898c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #748abf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a7a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e9ac0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f92bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a2b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-299cbf {
  color: #299cbf;
}
Background
.bg-299cbf {
  background-color: #299cbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-299cbf {
  border: 2px solid #299cbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #299cbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 156 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 65% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-299cbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #299cbf, #2951bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-299cbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 156 191 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 2.87 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.81 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.90 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.78 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.08 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 11.33 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 11.88 #d66340 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#299cbf  rgb(41, 156, 191)  hsl(194, 65%, 45%)  Bondi Blue
#bf4c29  rgb(191, 76, 41)  hsl(14, 65%, 45%)  Sinopia
#bf299c  rgb(191, 41, 156)  hsl(314, 65%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#9cbf29  rgb(156, 191, 41)  hsl(74, 65%, 45%)  Apple Green