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#00A5BB

#00a5bb ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a5bb is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 64.71% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 187.06°, with 100% saturation and 36.67% 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 7.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 6.52.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.305

Complementary

  1. #00a5bb
  2. #bb1600

Split complementary

  1. #00a5bb
  2. #bb0048
  3. #bb7400

Analogous

  1. #00bb74
  2. #00a5bb
  3. #0048bb

Triadic

  1. #00a5bb
  2. #bb00a5
  3. #a5bb00

Tetradic

  1. #00a5bb
  2. #1600bb
  3. #bb1600
  4. #a5bb00

Square

  1. #00a5bb
  2. #7400bb
  3. #bb1600
  4. #48bb00

Monochromatic

  1. #001e22
  2. #00626f
  3. #00a5bb
  4. #09e2ff
  5. #55ebff

Shades

#00a5bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a5bb
  2. #0095a8
  3. #008496
  4. #007483
  5. #006370
  6. #00535e
  7. #00424b
  8. #003238
  9. #002125
  10. #001113
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a5bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a5bb
  2. #1aaec2
  3. #33b7c9
  4. #4dc0cf
  5. #66c9d6
  6. #80d2dd
  7. #99dbe4
  8. #b3e4eb
  9. #ccedf1
  10. #e6f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a5bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a5bb
  2. #0da1b5
  3. #1a9eaf
  4. #269aa9
  5. #3396a3
  6. #40939e
  7. #4d8f98
  8. #5a8b92
  9. #66878c
  10. #738486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #779ca6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #949fbc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f8fbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aeac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #75a1bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6499bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00abb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a5bb {
  color: #00a5bb;
}
Background
.bg-00a5bb {
  background-color: #00a5bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a5bb {
  border: 2px solid #00a5bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a5bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 165 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a5bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a5bb, #0048bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a5bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 165 187 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.52 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.19 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.63 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.53 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 11.56 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 11.62 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 12.05 #ff5a44 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#00a5bb  rgb(0, 165, 187)  hsl(187, 100%, 37%)  Bondi Blue
#bb1600  rgb(187, 22, 0)  hsl(7, 100%, 37%)  Rufous
#bb00a5  rgb(187, 0, 165)  hsl(307, 100%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#a5bb00  rgb(165, 187, 0)  hsl(67, 100%, 37%)  Apple Green