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#3A96BF

#3a96bf ≈ Bondi Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3a96bf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 58.82% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.63% cyan, 21.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 198.5°, with 53.41% saturation and 48.82% 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 6.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 4.71.

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Relative luminance0.2647

Complementary

  1. #3a96bf
  2. #bf633a

Split complementary

  1. #3a96bf
  2. #bf3a53
  3. #bfa53a

Analogous

  1. #3abfa5
  2. #3a96bf
  3. #3a53bf

Triadic

  1. #3a96bf
  2. #bf3a96
  3. #96bf3a

Tetradic

  1. #3a96bf
  2. #633abf
  3. #bf633a
  4. #96bf3a

Square

  1. #3a96bf
  2. #a53abf
  3. #bf633a
  4. #53bf3a

Monochromatic

  1. #163a4a
  2. #286884
  3. #3a96bf
  4. #71b6d4
  5. #acd4e6

Shades

#3a96bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a96bf
  2. #3487ac
  3. #2e7899
  4. #296986
  5. #235a73
  6. #1d4b60
  7. #173c4c
  8. #112d39
  9. #0c1e26
  10. #060f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a96bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a96bf
  2. #4ea1c5
  3. #61abcc
  4. #75b6d2
  5. #89c0d9
  6. #9dcbdf
  7. #b0d5e5
  8. #c4e0ec
  9. #d8eaf2
  10. #ebf5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a96bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a96bf
  2. #4194b9
  3. #4892b2
  4. #4f8fac
  5. #568da6
  6. #5d8ba0
  7. #648999
  8. #6b8793
  9. #72848d
  10. #798286
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7490a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8194c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f87be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a1a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c95c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e8dbf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009daf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a96bf {
  color: #3a96bf;
}
Background
.bg-3a96bf {
  background-color: #3a96bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3a96bf {
  border: 2px solid #3a96bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a96bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 150 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 53% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a96bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a96bf, #3a53bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a96bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 150 191 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 4.71 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.68 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.26 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.38 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.53 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.61 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 10.02 #c56940 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#3a96bf  rgb(58, 150, 191)  hsl(199, 53%, 49%)  Bondi Blue
#bf633a  rgb(191, 99, 58)  hsl(19, 53%, 49%)  Burnt Orange
#bf3a96  rgb(191, 58, 150)  hsl(319, 53%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#96bf3a  rgb(150, 191, 58)  hsl(79, 53%, 49%)  Yellow Green