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#3899BC

#3899bc ≈ Bondi Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3899bc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 60% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.21% cyan, 18.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 195.91°, with 54.1% saturation and 47.84% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 3.13.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2725

Complementary

  1. #3899bc
  2. #bc5b38

Split complementary

  1. #3899bc
  2. #bc3857
  3. #bc9d38

Analogous

  1. #38bc9d
  2. #3899bc
  3. #3857bc

Triadic

  1. #3899bc
  2. #bc3899
  3. #99bc38

Tetradic

  1. #3899bc
  2. #5b38bc
  3. #bc5b38
  4. #99bc38

Square

  1. #3899bc
  2. #9d38bc
  3. #bc5b38
  4. #57bc38

Monochromatic

  1. #153946
  2. #266981
  3. #3899bc
  4. #6db8d4
  5. #a8d5e5

Shades

#3899bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3899bc
  2. #328aa9
  3. #2d7a96
  4. #276b84
  5. #225c71
  6. #1c4d5e
  7. #163d4b
  8. #112e38
  9. #0b1f26
  10. #060f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#3899bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3899bc
  2. #4ca3c3
  3. #60adc9
  4. #74b8d0
  5. #88c2d7
  6. #9cccde
  7. #afd6e4
  8. #c3e0eb
  9. #d7ebf2
  10. #ebf5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3899bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3899bc
  2. #3f97b6
  3. #4694b0
  4. #4e92aa
  5. #558fa4
  6. #5c8d9e
  7. #638a98
  8. #6a8892
  9. #72858c
  10. #798386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7593a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8696be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7489bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a3a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f97bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6190bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009fae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3899bc {
  color: #3899bc;
}
Background
.bg-3899bc {
  background-color: #3899bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3899bc {
  border: 2px solid #3899bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3899bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 153 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 54% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3899bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3899bc, #3857bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3899bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 153 188 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 3.13 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.09 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.40 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.62 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.38 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.61 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 11.23 #c76643 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#3899bc  rgb(56, 153, 188)  hsl(196, 54%, 48%)  Bondi Blue
#bc5b38  rgb(188, 91, 56)  hsl(16, 54%, 48%)  Sinopia
#bc3899  rgb(188, 56, 153)  hsl(316, 54%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#99bc38  rgb(153, 188, 56)  hsl(76, 54%, 48%)  Apple Green