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#009BCB

#009bcb ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#009bcb is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 60.78% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 23.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 194.19°, with 100% saturation and 39.8% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 4.98.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.2775

Complementary

  1. #009bcb
  2. #cb3000

Split complementary

  1. #009bcb
  2. #cb0035
  3. #cb9500

Analogous

  1. #00cb95
  2. #009bcb
  3. #0035cb

Triadic

  1. #009bcb
  2. #cb009b
  3. #9bcb00

Tetradic

  1. #009bcb
  2. #3000cb
  3. #cb3000
  4. #9bcb00

Square

  1. #009bcb
  2. #9500cb
  3. #cb3000
  4. #35cb00

Monochromatic

  1. #002632
  2. #00617e
  3. #009bcb
  4. #18c8ff
  5. #65dbff

Shades

#009bcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #009bcb
  2. #008cb7
  3. #007ca2
  4. #006d8e
  5. #005d7a
  6. #004e66
  7. #003e51
  8. #002f3d
  9. #001f29
  10. #001014
  11. #000000

Tints

#009bcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #009bcb
  2. #1aa5d0
  3. #33afd5
  4. #4db9db
  5. #66c3e0
  6. #80cde5
  7. #99d7ea
  8. #b3e1ef
  9. #ccebf5
  10. #e6f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#009bcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #009bcb
  2. #0d98c4
  3. #1a96bc
  4. #2693b5
  5. #3390ad
  6. #408ea6
  7. #4d8b9e
  8. #5a8897
  9. #66858f
  10. #738388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7194ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8299cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b89ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a8ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #669acc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5490cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a3b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-009bcb {
  color: #009bcb;
}
Background
.bg-009bcb {
  background-color: #009bcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-009bcb {
  border: 2px solid #009bcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #009bcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 155 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-009bcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #009bcb, #0035cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-009bcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 155 203 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 4.98 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.19 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.77 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.05 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.30 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.66 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.81 #ff6434 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#009bcb  rgb(0, 155, 203)  hsl(194, 100%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#cb3000  rgb(203, 48, 0)  hsl(14, 100%, 40%)  Sinopia
#cb009b  rgb(203, 0, 155)  hsl(314, 100%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#9bcb00  rgb(155, 203, 0)  hsl(74, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green