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#389BBF

#389bbf ≈ Bondi Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#389bbf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 60.78% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.68% cyan, 18.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 196°, with 54.66% saturation and 48.43% 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 6.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 3.59.

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Relative luminance0.2805

Complementary

  1. #389bbf
  2. #bf5c38

Split complementary

  1. #389bbf
  2. #bf3857
  3. #bf9f38

Analogous

  1. #38bf9f
  2. #389bbf
  3. #3857bf

Triadic

  1. #389bbf
  2. #bf389b
  3. #9bbf38

Tetradic

  1. #389bbf
  2. #5c38bf
  3. #bf5c38
  4. #9bbf38

Square

  1. #389bbf
  2. #9f38bf
  3. #bf5c38
  4. #57bf38

Monochromatic

  1. #153b49
  2. #276b84
  3. #389bbf
  4. #6fbad5
  5. #aad6e6

Shades

#389bbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #389bbf
  2. #328cac
  3. #2d7c99
  4. #276d86
  5. #225d73
  6. #1c4e60
  7. #163e4c
  8. #112f39
  9. #0b1f26
  10. #061013
  11. #000000

Tints

#389bbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #389bbf
  2. #4ca5c5
  3. #60afcc
  4. #74b9d2
  5. #88c3d9
  6. #9ccddf
  7. #afd7e5
  8. #c3e1ec
  9. #d7ebf2
  10. #ebf5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#389bbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #389bbf
  2. #3f98b9
  3. #4696b2
  4. #4e93ac
  5. #5590a6
  6. #5c8ea0
  7. #638b99
  8. #6a8893
  9. #72858d
  10. #798386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7795a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8898c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #758bbf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a6a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7099c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6291bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a1b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-389bbf {
  color: #389bbf;
}
Background
.bg-389bbf {
  background-color: #389bbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-389bbf {
  border: 2px solid #389bbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #389bbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 155 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 55% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-389bbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #389bbf, #3857bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-389bbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 155 191 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 3.59 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.72 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.24 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.80 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.00 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.98 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 11.67 #c76440 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#389bbf  rgb(56, 155, 191)  hsl(196, 55%, 48%)  Bondi Blue
#bf5c38  rgb(191, 92, 56)  hsl(16, 55%, 48%)  Sinopia
#bf389b  rgb(191, 56, 155)  hsl(316, 55%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#9bbf38  rgb(155, 191, 56)  hsl(76, 55%, 48%)  Apple Green