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#059DCB

#059dcb ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#059dcb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 61.57% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.54% cyan, 22.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 193.94°, with 95.19% saturation and 40.78% 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 6.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 4.75.

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Relative luminance0.2846

Complementary

  1. #059dcb
  2. #cb3305

Split complementary

  1. #059dcb
  2. #cb053a
  3. #cb9605

Analogous

  1. #05cb96
  2. #059dcb
  3. #053acb

Triadic

  1. #059dcb
  2. #cb059d
  3. #9dcb05

Tetradic

  1. #059dcb
  2. #3305cb
  3. #cb3305
  4. #9dcb05

Square

  1. #059dcb
  2. #9605cb
  3. #cb3305
  4. #3acb05

Monochromatic

  1. #012936
  2. #036380
  3. #059dcb
  4. #23c8fa
  5. #6edafb

Shades

#059dcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #059dcb
  2. #058db7
  3. #047ea2
  4. #046e8e
  5. #035e7a
  6. #034f66
  7. #023f51
  8. #022f3d
  9. #011f29
  10. #011014
  11. #000000

Tints

#059dcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #059dcb
  2. #1ea7d0
  3. #37b1d5
  4. #50badb
  5. #69c4e0
  6. #82cee5
  7. #9bd8ea
  8. #b4e2ef
  9. #cdebf5
  10. #e6f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#059dcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #059dcb
  2. #119ac4
  3. #1e97bc
  4. #2a94b5
  5. #3691ad
  6. #438fa6
  7. #4f8c9e
  8. #5b8997
  9. #67868f
  10. #748388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7396ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #859acd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e8aca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aaac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #699bcc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5692cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a5b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-059dcb {
  color: #059dcb;
}
Background
.bg-059dcb {
  background-color: #059dcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-059dcb {
  border: 2px solid #059dcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #059dcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 157 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 95% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-059dcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #059dcb, #053acb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-059dcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 157 203 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 4.75 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.38 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.58 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.14 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.28 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.40 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 11.35 #fa6234 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#059dcb  rgb(5, 157, 203)  hsl(194, 95%, 41%)  Bondi Blue
#cb3305  rgb(203, 51, 5)  hsl(14, 95%, 41%)  Sinopia
#cb059d  rgb(203, 5, 157)  hsl(314, 95%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#9dcb05  rgb(157, 203, 5)  hsl(74, 95%, 41%)  Yellow Green