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#3799BC

#3799bc ≈ Bondi Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3799bc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.57% red, 60% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.74% cyan, 18.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 195.79°, with 54.73% saturation and 47.65% 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 6.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 3.05.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2723

Complementary

  1. #3799bc
  2. #bc5a37

Split complementary

  1. #3799bc
  2. #bc3757
  3. #bc9d37

Analogous

  1. #37bc9d
  2. #3799bc
  3. #3757bc

Triadic

  1. #3799bc
  2. #bc3799
  3. #99bc37

Tetradic

  1. #3799bc
  2. #5a37bc
  3. #bc5a37
  4. #99bc37

Square

  1. #3799bc
  2. #9d37bc
  3. #bc5a37
  4. #57bc37

Monochromatic

  1. #143946
  2. #266981
  3. #3799bc
  4. #6cb8d4
  5. #a7d5e5

Shades

#3799bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3799bc
  2. #328aa9
  3. #2c7a96
  4. #276b84
  5. #215c71
  6. #1c4d5e
  7. #163d4b
  8. #112e38
  9. #0b1f26
  10. #060f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#3799bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3799bc
  2. #4ba3c3
  3. #5fadc9
  4. #73b8d0
  5. #87c2d7
  6. #9bccde
  7. #afd6e4
  8. #c3e0eb
  9. #d7ebf2
  10. #ebf5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3799bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3799bc
  2. #3e97b6
  3. #4694b0
  4. #4d92aa
  5. #548fa4
  6. #5c8d9e
  7. #638a98
  8. #6a8892
  9. #71858c
  10. #798386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7593a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8696be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7489bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a3a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f97bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #618fbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009fae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3799bc {
  color: #3799bc;
}
Background
.bg-3799bc {
  background-color: #3799bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3799bc {
  border: 2px solid #3799bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3799bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 55 153 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 55% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3799bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3799bc, #3757bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3799bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(55 153 188 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 3.05 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.16 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.45 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.67 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.45 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.66 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 11.23 #c86643 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#3799bc  rgb(55, 153, 188)  hsl(196, 55%, 48%)  Bondi Blue
#bc5a37  rgb(188, 90, 55)  hsl(16, 55%, 48%)  Sinopia
#bc3799  rgb(188, 55, 153)  hsl(316, 55%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#99bc37  rgb(153, 188, 55)  hsl(76, 55%, 48%)  Apple Green