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#4B99BC

#4b99bc ≈ Bondi Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4b99bc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 60% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.11% cyan, 18.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 198.58°, with 45.75% saturation and 51.57% 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 6.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 4.92.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2791

Complementary

  1. #4b99bc
  2. #bc6e4b

Split complementary

  1. #4b99bc
  2. #bc4b61
  3. #bca64b

Analogous

  1. #4bbca6
  2. #4b99bc
  3. #4b61bc

Triadic

  1. #4b99bc
  2. #bc4b99
  3. #99bc4b

Tetradic

  1. #4b99bc
  2. #6e4bbc
  3. #bc6e4b
  4. #99bc4b

Square

  1. #4b99bc
  2. #a64bbc
  3. #bc6e4b
  4. #61bc4b

Monochromatic

  1. #1e4150
  2. #336d88
  3. #4b99bc
  4. #83b9d1
  5. #bbd8e6

Shades

#4b99bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b99bc
  2. #448aa9
  3. #3c7a96
  4. #356b84
  5. #2d5c71
  6. #264d5e
  7. #1e3d4b
  8. #172e38
  9. #0f1f26
  10. #080f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b99bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b99bc
  2. #5da3c3
  3. #6fadc9
  4. #81b8d0
  5. #93c2d7
  6. #a5ccde
  7. #b7d6e4
  8. #c9e0eb
  9. #dbebf2
  10. #edf5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b99bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b99bc
  2. #5097b6
  3. #5694b0
  4. #5b92aa
  5. #608fa4
  6. #668d9e
  7. #6b8a98
  8. #708892
  9. #75858c
  10. #7b8386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a94a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8797be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #778bbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a3a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7498bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6891bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1d9fae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b99bc {
  color: #4b99bc;
}
Background
.bg-4b99bc {
  background-color: #4b99bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4b99bc {
  border: 2px solid #4b99bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b99bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 153 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 46% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b99bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b99bc, #4b61bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b99bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 153 188 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 4.92 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.53 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.22 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.56 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.68 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.62 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 10.83 #b46643 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#4b99bc  rgb(75, 153, 188)  hsl(199, 46%, 52%)  Bondi Blue
#bc6e4b  rgb(188, 110, 75)  hsl(19, 46%, 52%)  Cafe au Lait
#bc4b99  rgb(188, 75, 153)  hsl(319, 46%, 52%)  Mulberry
#99bc4b  rgb(153, 188, 75)  hsl(79, 46%, 52%)  Apple Green