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#4E99BB

#4e99bb ≈ Bondi Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e99bb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 60% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.29% cyan, 18.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 198.72°, with 44.49% saturation and 51.96% 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 6.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 5.07.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2799

Complementary

  1. #4e99bb
  2. #bb704e

Split complementary

  1. #4e99bb
  2. #bb4e62
  3. #bba74e

Analogous

  1. #4ebba7
  2. #4e99bb
  3. #4e62bb

Triadic

  1. #4e99bb
  2. #bb4e99
  3. #99bb4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e99bb
  2. #704ebb
  3. #bb704e
  4. #99bb4e

Square

  1. #4e99bb
  2. #a74ebb
  3. #bb704e
  4. #62bb4e

Monochromatic

  1. #1f4151
  2. #346e88
  3. #4e99bb
  4. #85b9d0
  5. #bdd9e5

Shades

#4e99bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e99bb
  2. #468aa8
  3. #3e7a96
  4. #376b83
  5. #2f5c70
  6. #274d5e
  7. #1f3d4b
  8. #172e38
  9. #101f25
  10. #080f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e99bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e99bb
  2. #60a3c2
  3. #71adc9
  4. #83b8cf
  5. #95c2d6
  6. #a7ccdd
  7. #b8d6e4
  8. #cae0eb
  9. #dcebf1
  10. #edf5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e99bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e99bb
  2. #5397b5
  3. #5894af
  4. #5d92a9
  5. #628fa3
  6. #678d9e
  7. #6c8a98
  8. #718892
  9. #76858c
  10. #7b8386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b94a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8897bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #788bbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a3a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7598bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a91bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #279fae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e99bb {
  color: #4e99bb;
}
Background
.bg-4e99bb {
  background-color: #4e99bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e99bb {
  border: 2px solid #4e99bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e99bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 153 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 44% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e99bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e99bb, #4e62bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e99bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 153 187 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.07 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.56 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.08 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.35 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.58 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.64 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 10.84 #b16644 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#4e99bb  rgb(78, 153, 187)  hsl(199, 44%, 52%)  Bondi Blue
#bb704e  rgb(187, 112, 78)  hsl(19, 44%, 52%)  Cafe au Lait
#bb4e99  rgb(187, 78, 153)  hsl(319, 44%, 52%)  Mulberry
#99bb4e  rgb(153, 187, 78)  hsl(79, 44%, 52%)  Apple Green