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#3CA1BF

#3ca1bf ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3ca1bf is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 63.14% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.59% cyan, 15.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 193.74°, with 52.19% saturation and 49.22% 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 7.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 4.51.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3021

Complementary

  1. #3ca1bf
  2. #bf5a3c

Split complementary

  1. #3ca1bf
  2. #bf3c60
  3. #bf9c3c

Analogous

  1. #3cbf9c
  2. #3ca1bf
  3. #3c60bf

Triadic

  1. #3ca1bf
  2. #bf3ca1
  3. #a1bf3c

Tetradic

  1. #3ca1bf
  2. #5a3cbf
  3. #bf5a3c
  4. #a1bf3c

Square

  1. #3ca1bf
  2. #9c3cbf
  3. #bf5a3c
  4. #60bf3c

Monochromatic

  1. #173f4b
  2. #2a7085
  3. #3ca1bf
  4. #74bed3
  5. #aed9e6

Shades

#3ca1bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3ca1bf
  2. #3691ac
  3. #308199
  4. #2a7186
  5. #246173
  6. #1e5160
  7. #18404c
  8. #123039
  9. #0c2026
  10. #061013
  11. #000000

Tints

#3ca1bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3ca1bf
  2. #50aac5
  3. #63b4cc
  4. #77bdd2
  5. #8ac7d9
  6. #9ed0df
  7. #b1d9e5
  8. #c5e3ec
  9. #d8ecf2
  10. #ecf6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3ca1bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3ca1bf
  2. #439eb9
  3. #4a9ab2
  4. #5097ac
  5. #5794a6
  6. #5e91a0
  7. #658d99
  8. #6c8a93
  9. #72878d
  10. #798386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b9aa8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f9dc1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d90bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00abab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #779fc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6997bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a7b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3ca1bf {
  color: #3ca1bf;
}
Background
.bg-3ca1bf {
  background-color: #3ca1bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3ca1bf {
  border: 2px solid #3ca1bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3ca1bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 161 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 52% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3ca1bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3ca1bf, #3c60bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3ca1bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 161 191 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 4.51 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.40 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.35 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.75 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.80 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.87 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 11.36 #c35e40 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#3ca1bf  rgb(60, 161, 191)  hsl(194, 52%, 49%)  Bondi Blue
#bf5a3c  rgb(191, 90, 60)  hsl(14, 52%, 49%)  Sinopia
#bf3ca1  rgb(191, 60, 161)  hsl(314, 52%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#a1bf3c  rgb(161, 191, 60)  hsl(74, 52%, 49%)  Apple Green