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#3BA4BB

#3ba4bb ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3ba4bb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 64.31% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.45% cyan, 12.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 190.78°, with 52.03% saturation and 48.24% 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 7.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 5.87.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3107

Complementary

  1. #3ba4bb
  2. #bb523b

Split complementary

  1. #3ba4bb
  2. #bb3b64
  3. #bb923b

Analogous

  1. #3bbb92
  2. #3ba4bb
  3. #3b64bb

Triadic

  1. #3ba4bb
  2. #bb3ba4
  3. #a4bb3b

Tetradic

  1. #3ba4bb
  2. #523bbb
  3. #bb523b
  4. #a4bb3b

Square

  1. #3ba4bb
  2. #923bbb
  3. #bb523b
  4. #64bb3b

Monochromatic

  1. #163e47
  2. #297181
  3. #3ba4bb
  4. #70c1d2
  5. #abdae4

Shades

#3ba4bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3ba4bb
  2. #3594a8
  3. #2f8396
  4. #297383
  5. #236270
  6. #1e525e
  7. #18424b
  8. #123138
  9. #0c2125
  10. #061013
  11. #000000

Tints

#3ba4bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3ba4bb
  2. #4fadc2
  3. #62b6c9
  4. #76bfcf
  5. #89c8d6
  6. #9dd2dd
  7. #b1dbe4
  8. #c4e4eb
  9. #d8edf1
  10. #ebf6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3ba4bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3ba4bb
  2. #42a0b5
  3. #499daf
  4. #5099a9
  5. #5796a3
  6. #5e929e
  7. #648e98
  8. #6b8b92
  9. #72878c
  10. #798486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d9da7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #949fbc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8292bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00adab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7aa1bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c99bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a9b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3ba4bb {
  color: #3ba4bb;
}
Background
.bg-3ba4bb {
  background-color: #3ba4bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3ba4bb {
  border: 2px solid #3ba4bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3ba4bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 164 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 52% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3ba4bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3ba4bb, #3b64bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3ba4bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 164 187 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.87 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.34 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.86 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.82 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.51 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 11.64 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.75 #c45b44 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#3ba4bb  rgb(59, 164, 187)  hsl(191, 52%, 48%)  Bondi Blue
#bb523b  rgb(187, 82, 59)  hsl(11, 52%, 48%)  Persian Red
#bb3ba4  rgb(187, 59, 164)  hsl(311, 52%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#a4bb3b  rgb(164, 187, 59)  hsl(71, 52%, 48%)  Apple Green