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#3CA7BD

#3ca7bd ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3ca7bd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 65.49% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.25% cyan, 11.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 190.23°, with 51.81% saturation and 48.82% 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 7.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 6.82.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3227

Complementary

  1. #3ca7bd
  2. #bd523c

Split complementary

  1. #3ca7bd
  2. #bd3c66
  3. #bd923c

Analogous

  1. #3cbd92
  2. #3ca7bd
  3. #3c66bd

Triadic

  1. #3ca7bd
  2. #bd3ca7
  3. #a7bd3c

Tetradic

  1. #3ca7bd
  2. #523cbd
  3. #bd523c
  4. #a7bd3c

Square

  1. #3ca7bd
  2. #923cbd
  3. #bd523c
  4. #66bd3c

Monochromatic

  1. #174049
  2. #2a7483
  3. #3ca7bd
  4. #73c2d3
  5. #addbe5

Shades

#3ca7bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3ca7bd
  2. #3696aa
  3. #308697
  4. #2a7584
  5. #246471
  6. #1e545f
  7. #18434c
  8. #123239
  9. #0c2126
  10. #061113
  11. #000000

Tints

#3ca7bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3ca7bd
  2. #50b0c4
  3. #63b9ca
  4. #77c1d1
  5. #8acad7
  6. #9ed3de
  7. #b1dce5
  8. #c5e5eb
  9. #d8edf2
  10. #ecf6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3ca7bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3ca7bd
  2. #43a3b7
  3. #4a9fb1
  4. #509bab
  5. #5797a5
  6. #5e949f
  7. #659098
  8. #6c8c92
  9. #72888c
  10. #798486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f9fa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #97a2be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8594bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00afae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7da4be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f9cbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00acb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3ca7bd {
  color: #3ca7bd;
}
Background
.bg-3ca7bd {
  background-color: #3ca7bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3ca7bd {
  border: 2px solid #3ca7bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3ca7bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 167 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 52% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3ca7bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3ca7bd, #3c66bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3ca7bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 167 189 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.82 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.41 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.78 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.82 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.31 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 12.03 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 12.11 #c35842 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#3ca7bd  rgb(60, 167, 189)  hsl(190, 52%, 49%)  Bondi Blue
#bd523c  rgb(189, 82, 60)  hsl(10, 52%, 49%)  Persian Red
#bd3ca7  rgb(189, 60, 167)  hsl(310, 52%, 49%)  Purpureus
#a7bd3c  rgb(167, 189, 60)  hsl(70, 52%, 49%)  Apple Green