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#429CB3

#429cb3 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#429cb3 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 61.18% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.13% cyan, 12.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 192.21°, with 46.12% saturation and 48.04% 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 6.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 4.14.

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Relative luminance0.2819

Complementary

  1. #429cb3
  2. #b35942

Split complementary

  1. #429cb3
  2. #b34264
  3. #b39142

Analogous

  1. #42b391
  2. #429cb3
  3. #4264b3

Triadic

  1. #429cb3
  2. #b3429c
  3. #9cb342

Tetradic

  1. #429cb3
  2. #5942b3
  3. #b35942
  4. #9cb342

Square

  1. #429cb3
  2. #9142b3
  3. #b35942
  4. #64b342

Monochromatic

  1. #193b43
  2. #2d6b7b
  3. #429cb3
  4. #75bbcc
  5. #add6e1

Shades

#429cb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #429cb3
  2. #3b8ca1
  3. #357d8f
  4. #2e6d7d
  5. #285e6b
  6. #214e5a
  7. #1a3e48
  8. #142f36
  9. #0d1f24
  10. #071012
  11. #000000

Tints

#429cb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #429cb3
  2. #55a6bb
  3. #68b0c2
  4. #7bbaca
  5. #8ec4d1
  6. #a1ced9
  7. #b3d7e1
  8. #c6e1e8
  9. #d9ebf0
  10. #ecf5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#429cb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #429cb3
  2. #4899ae
  3. #4e96a9
  4. #5594a4
  5. #5b919f
  6. #618e9a
  7. #678b94
  8. #6d888f
  9. #74868a
  10. #7a8385
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7995a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d98b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d8bb3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a4a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7699b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a92b3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a1aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-429cb3 {
  color: #429cb3;
}
Background
.bg-429cb3 {
  background-color: #429cb3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-429cb3 {
  border: 2px solid #429cb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #429cb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 156 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 46% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-429cb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #429cb3, #4264b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-429cb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 156 179 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 4.14 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.48 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.85 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.45 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.16 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.42 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 12.33 #bd634c Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#429cb3  rgb(66, 156, 179)  hsl(192, 46%, 48%)  Bondi Blue
#b35942  rgb(179, 89, 66)  hsl(12, 46%, 48%)  Redwood
#b3429c  rgb(179, 66, 156)  hsl(312, 46%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#9cb342  rgb(156, 179, 66)  hsl(72, 46%, 48%)  Apple Green