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#059DBE

#059dbe ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#059dbe is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 61.57% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.37% cyan, 17.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 190.7°, with 94.87% saturation and 38.24% 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 6.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 2.61.

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Relative luminance0.2786

Complementary

  1. #059dbe
  2. #be2605

Split complementary

  1. #059dbe
  2. #be0541
  3. #be8305

Analogous

  1. #05be83
  2. #059dbe
  3. #0541be

Triadic

  1. #059dbe
  2. #be059d
  3. #9dbe05

Tetradic

  1. #059dbe
  2. #2605be
  3. #be2605
  4. #9dbe05

Square

  1. #059dbe
  2. #8305be
  3. #be2605
  4. #41be05

Monochromatic

  1. #012229
  2. #035f73
  3. #059dbe
  4. #17d1f9
  5. #61dffb

Shades

#059dbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #059dbe
  2. #058dab
  3. #047e98
  4. #046e85
  5. #035e72
  6. #034f5f
  7. #023f4c
  8. #022f39
  9. #011f26
  10. #011013
  11. #000000

Tints

#059dbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #059dbe
  2. #1ea7c5
  3. #37b1cb
  4. #50bad2
  5. #69c4d8
  6. #82cedf
  7. #9bd8e5
  8. #b4e2ec
  9. #cdebf2
  10. #e6f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#059dbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #059dbe
  2. #119ab8
  3. #1e97b2
  4. #2a94ab
  5. #3691a5
  6. #438f9f
  7. #4f8c99
  8. #5b8993
  9. #67868c
  10. #748386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7295a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8999c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7489be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a8a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c9abf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b92be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a3b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-059dbe {
  color: #059dbe;
}
Background
.bg-059dbe {
  background-color: #059dbe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-059dbe {
  border: 2px solid #059dbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #059dbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 157 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 95% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-059dbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #059dbe, #0541be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-059dbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 157 190 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 2.61 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.73 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.50 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.02 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.75 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.52 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 12.50 #fa6241 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#059dbe  rgb(5, 157, 190)  hsl(191, 95%, 38%)  Bondi Blue
#be2605  rgb(190, 38, 5)  hsl(11, 95%, 38%)  Rosso Corsa
#be059d  rgb(190, 5, 157)  hsl(311, 95%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#9dbe05  rgb(157, 190, 5)  hsl(71, 95%, 38%)  Apple Green