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#059CB7

#059cb7 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#059cb7 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 61.18% green and 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.27% cyan, 14.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 189.1°, with 94.68% 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 6.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 3.14.

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Relative luminance0.2723

Complementary

  1. #059cb7
  2. #b72005

Split complementary

  1. #059cb7
  2. #b70543
  3. #b77905

Analogous

  1. #05b779
  2. #059cb7
  3. #0543b7

Triadic

  1. #059cb7
  2. #b7059c
  3. #9cb705

Tetradic

  1. #059cb7
  2. #2005b7
  3. #b72005
  4. #9cb705

Square

  1. #059cb7
  2. #7905b7
  3. #b72005
  4. #43b705

Monochromatic

  1. #011d22
  2. #035d6d
  3. #059cb7
  4. #10d5f8
  5. #5ae2fb

Shades

#059cb7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #059cb7
  2. #058ca5
  3. #047d92
  4. #046d80
  5. #035e6e
  6. #034e5c
  7. #023e49
  8. #022f37
  9. #011f25
  10. #011012
  11. #000000

Tints

#059cb7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #059cb7
  2. #1ea6be
  3. #37b0c5
  4. #50bacd
  5. #69c4d4
  6. #82cedb
  7. #9bd7e2
  8. #b4e1e9
  9. #cdebf1
  10. #e6f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#059cb7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #059cb7
  2. #1199b2
  3. #1e96ac
  4. #2a94a7
  5. #3691a1
  6. #438e9c
  7. #4f8b96
  8. #5b8891
  9. #67868b
  10. #748386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7194a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a97b8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7588b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a6a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d99b8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c90b7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a2ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-059cb7 {
  color: #059cb7;
}
Background
.bg-059cb7 {
  background-color: #059cb7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-059cb7 {
  border: 2px solid #059cb7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #059cb7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 156 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 95% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-059cb7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #059cb7, #0543b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-059cb7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 156 183 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 3.14 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.29 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.54 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.75 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.22 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 11.89 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 12.94 #fa6348 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#059cb7  rgb(5, 156, 183)  hsl(189, 95%, 37%)  Bondi Blue
#b72005  rgb(183, 32, 5)  hsl(9, 95%, 37%)  Rufous
#b7059c  rgb(183, 5, 156)  hsl(309, 95%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#9cb705  rgb(156, 183, 5)  hsl(69, 95%, 37%)  Apple Green