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#3B99BC

#3b99bc ≈ Bondi Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3b99bc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 60% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.62% cyan, 18.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 196.28°, with 52.23% 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 6.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 3.36.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2734

Complementary

  1. #3b99bc
  2. #bc5e3b

Split complementary

  1. #3b99bc
  2. #bc3b58
  3. #bc9e3b

Analogous

  1. #3bbc9e
  2. #3b99bc
  3. #3b58bc

Triadic

  1. #3b99bc
  2. #bc3b99
  3. #99bc3b

Tetradic

  1. #3b99bc
  2. #5e3bbc
  3. #bc5e3b
  4. #99bc3b

Square

  1. #3b99bc
  2. #9e3bbc
  3. #bc5e3b
  4. #58bc3b

Monochromatic

  1. #163a48
  2. #296a82
  3. #3b99bc
  4. #71b8d2
  5. #abd5e5

Shades

#3b99bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3b99bc
  2. #358aa9
  3. #2f7a96
  4. #296b84
  5. #235c71
  6. #1e4d5e
  7. #183d4b
  8. #122e38
  9. #0c1f26
  10. #060f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#3b99bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3b99bc
  2. #4fa3c3
  3. #62adc9
  4. #76b8d0
  5. #89c2d7
  6. #9dccde
  7. #b1d6e4
  8. #c4e0eb
  9. #d8ebf2
  10. #ebf5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3b99bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3b99bc
  2. #4297b6
  3. #4994b0
  4. #5092aa
  5. #578fa4
  6. #5e8d9e
  7. #648a98
  8. #6b8892
  9. #72858c
  10. #798386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7693a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8696be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7489bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a3a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7097bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6290bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009fae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3b99bc {
  color: #3b99bc;
}
Background
.bg-3b99bc {
  background-color: #3b99bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3b99bc {
  border: 2px solid #3b99bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3b99bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 153 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 52% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3b99bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3b99bc, #3b58bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3b99bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 153 188 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 3.36 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.86 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.23 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.45 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.15 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.47 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 11.25 #c46643 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#3b99bc  rgb(59, 153, 188)  hsl(196, 52%, 48%)  Bondi Blue
#bc5e3b  rgb(188, 94, 59)  hsl(16, 52%, 48%)  Sienna
#bc3b99  rgb(188, 59, 153)  hsl(316, 52%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#99bc3b  rgb(153, 188, 59)  hsl(76, 52%, 48%)  Apple Green