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#3F97BF

#3f97bf ≈ Bondi Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3f97bf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 59.22% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.02% cyan, 20.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 198.75°, with 50.39% saturation and 49.8% 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 6.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 4.85.

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Relative luminance0.2695

Complementary

  1. #3f97bf
  2. #bf673f

Split complementary

  1. #3f97bf
  2. #bf3f57
  3. #bfa73f

Analogous

  1. #3fbfa7
  2. #3f97bf
  3. #3f57bf

Triadic

  1. #3f97bf
  2. #bf3f97
  3. #97bf3f

Tetradic

  1. #3f97bf
  2. #673fbf
  3. #bf673f
  4. #97bf3f

Square

  1. #3f97bf
  2. #a73fbf
  3. #bf673f
  4. #57bf3f

Monochromatic

  1. #193c4c
  2. #2c6a85
  3. #3f97bf
  4. #78b6d2
  5. #b2d5e5

Shades

#3f97bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3f97bf
  2. #3988ac
  3. #327999
  4. #2c6a86
  5. #265b73
  6. #204c60
  7. #193c4c
  8. #132d39
  9. #0d1e26
  10. #060f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#3f97bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3f97bf
  2. #52a1c5
  3. #65accc
  4. #79b6d2
  5. #8cc1d9
  6. #9fcbdf
  7. #b2d5e5
  8. #c5e0ec
  9. #d9eaf2
  10. #ecf5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3f97bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3f97bf
  2. #4695b9
  3. #4c92b2
  4. #5390ac
  5. #598ea6
  6. #608ca0
  7. #668999
  8. #6d8793
  9. #73858d
  10. #7a8286
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7692a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8395c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7188be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a2a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e96c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #618ebf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009eb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3f97bf {
  color: #3f97bf;
}
Background
.bg-3f97bf {
  background-color: #3f97bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3f97bf {
  border: 2px solid #3f97bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3f97bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 151 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 50% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3f97bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3f97bf, #3f57bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3f97bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 151 191 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 4.85 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.40 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.23 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.89 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.14 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.81 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 10.04 #c06840 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#3f97bf  rgb(63, 151, 191)  hsl(199, 50%, 50%)  Bondi Blue
#bf673f  rgb(191, 103, 63)  hsl(19, 50%, 50%)  Chocolate
#bf3f97  rgb(191, 63, 151)  hsl(319, 50%, 50%)  Mulberry
#97bf3f  rgb(151, 191, 63)  hsl(79, 50%, 50%)  Yellow Green