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#3C8EA1

#3c8ea1 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3c8ea1 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 55.69% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.73% cyan, 11.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 191.29°, with 45.7% saturation and 43.33% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 4.7.

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Relative luminance0.2288

Complementary

  1. #3c8ea1
  2. #a14f3c

Split complementary

  1. #3c8ea1
  2. #a13c5b
  3. #a1813c

Analogous

  1. #3ca181
  2. #3c8ea1
  3. #3c5ba1

Triadic

  1. #3c8ea1
  2. #a13c8e
  3. #8ea13c

Tetradic

  1. #3c8ea1
  2. #4f3ca1
  3. #a14f3c
  4. #8ea13c

Square

  1. #3c8ea1
  2. #813ca1
  3. #a14f3c
  4. #5ba13c

Monochromatic

  1. #122c32
  2. #275d69
  3. #3c8ea1
  4. #64b3c5
  5. #9cceda

Shades

#3c8ea1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c8ea1
  2. #368091
  3. #307281
  4. #2a6371
  5. #245561
  6. #1e4751
  7. #183940
  8. #122b30
  9. #0c1c20
  10. #060e10
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c8ea1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c8ea1
  2. #5099aa
  3. #63a5b4
  4. #77b0bd
  5. #8abbc7
  6. #9ec7d0
  7. #b1d2d9
  8. #c5dde3
  9. #d8e8ec
  10. #ecf4f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c8ea1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c8ea1
  2. #438d9e
  3. #4a8b9a
  4. #508a97
  5. #578894
  6. #5e8791
  7. #65868d
  8. #6c848a
  9. #728387
  10. #798183
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e8890 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #818aa2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #727fa1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009594 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c8ba2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6185a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #059299 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c8ea1 {
  color: #3c8ea1;
}
Background
.bg-3c8ea1 {
  background-color: #3c8ea1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3c8ea1 {
  border: 2px solid #3c8ea1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c8ea1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 142 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 46% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c8ea1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c8ea1, #3c5ba1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c8ea1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 142 161 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 4.70 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.65 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.67 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.36 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.59 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 10.73 #008080 Teal ΔE 11.07 #c3715e Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#3c8ea1  rgb(60, 142, 161)  hsl(191, 46%, 43%)  Bondi Blue
#a14f3c  rgb(161, 79, 60)  hsl(11, 46%, 43%)  Chestnut
#a13c8e  rgb(161, 60, 142)  hsl(311, 46%, 43%)  Deep Plum
#8ea13c  rgb(142, 161, 60)  hsl(71, 46%, 43%)  Moss Green