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#00A5BC

#00a5bc ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a5bc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 12.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 187.34°, with 100% saturation and 36.86% 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 7.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 6.31.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3054

Complementary

  1. #00a5bc
  2. #bc1700

Split complementary

  1. #00a5bc
  2. #bc0047
  3. #bc7500

Analogous

  1. #00bc75
  2. #00a5bc
  3. #0047bc

Triadic

  1. #00a5bc
  2. #bc00a5
  3. #a5bc00

Tetradic

  1. #00a5bc
  2. #1700bc
  3. #bc1700
  4. #a5bc00

Square

  1. #00a5bc
  2. #7500bc
  3. #bc1700
  4. #47bc00

Monochromatic

  1. #001f23
  2. #00626f
  3. #00a5bc
  4. #09e1ff
  5. #56eaff

Shades

#00a5bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a5bc
  2. #0095a9
  3. #008496
  4. #007484
  5. #006371
  6. #00535e
  7. #00424b
  8. #003238
  9. #002126
  10. #001113
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a5bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a5bc
  2. #1aaec3
  3. #33b7c9
  4. #4dc0d0
  5. #66c9d7
  6. #80d2de
  7. #99dbe4
  8. #b3e4eb
  9. #ccedf2
  10. #e6f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a5bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a5bc
  2. #0da1b6
  3. #1a9eb0
  4. #269aaa
  5. #3396a4
  6. #40939e
  7. #4d8f98
  8. #5a8b92
  9. #66878c
  10. #738486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #779ca7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #939fbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e90bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aeac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #74a1bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6399bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00abb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a5bc {
  color: #00a5bc;
}
Background
.bg-00a5bc {
  background-color: #00a5bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a5bc {
  border: 2px solid #00a5bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a5bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 165 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a5bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a5bc, #0047bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a5bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 165 188 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.31 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.39 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.43 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.84 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 11.86 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 11.95 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 12.30 #ff5a43 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#00a5bc  rgb(0, 165, 188)  hsl(187, 100%, 37%)  Bondi Blue
#bc1700  rgb(188, 23, 0)  hsl(7, 100%, 37%)  Rufous
#bc00a5  rgb(188, 0, 165)  hsl(307, 100%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#a5bc00  rgb(165, 188, 0)  hsl(67, 100%, 37%)  Apple Green