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#059CBD

#059cbd ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#059cbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.35% cyan, 17.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 190.76°, with 94.85% saturation and 38.04% 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 6.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 2.29.

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Relative luminance0.2748

Complementary

  1. #059cbd
  2. #bd2605

Split complementary

  1. #059cbd
  2. #bd0540
  3. #bd8205

Analogous

  1. #05bd82
  2. #059cbd
  3. #0540bd

Triadic

  1. #059cbd
  2. #bd059c
  3. #9cbd05

Tetradic

  1. #059cbd
  2. #2605bd
  3. #bd2605
  4. #9cbd05

Square

  1. #059cbd
  2. #8205bd
  3. #bd2605
  4. #40bd05

Monochromatic

  1. #012128
  2. #035e72
  3. #059cbd
  4. #16d0f9
  5. #60dffb

Shades

#059cbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #059cbd
  2. #058caa
  3. #047d97
  4. #046d84
  5. #035e71
  6. #034e5f
  7. #023e4c
  8. #022f39
  9. #011f26
  10. #011013
  11. #000000

Tints

#059cbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #059cbd
  2. #1ea6c4
  3. #37b0ca
  4. #50bad1
  5. #69c4d7
  6. #82cede
  7. #9bd7e5
  8. #b4e1eb
  9. #cdebf2
  10. #e6f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#059cbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #059cbd
  2. #1199b7
  3. #1e96b1
  4. #2a94ab
  5. #3691a5
  6. #438e9f
  7. #4f8b98
  8. #5b8892
  9. #67868c
  10. #748386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7194a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8898bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7388bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a7a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b99be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a91bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a2b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-059cbd {
  color: #059cbd;
}
Background
.bg-059cbd {
  background-color: #059cbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-059cbd {
  border: 2px solid #059cbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #059cbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 156 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 95% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-059cbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #059cbd, #0540bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-059cbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 156 189 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 2.29 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.87 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.52 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.83 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.79 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.60 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 12.48 #fa6342 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#059cbd  rgb(5, 156, 189)  hsl(191, 95%, 38%)  Bondi Blue
#bd2605  rgb(189, 38, 5)  hsl(11, 95%, 38%)  Rosso Corsa
#bd059c  rgb(189, 5, 156)  hsl(311, 95%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#9cbd05  rgb(156, 189, 5)  hsl(71, 95%, 38%)  Apple Green