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#059EBC

#059ebc ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#059ebc is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 61.96% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.34% cyan, 15.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 189.84°, with 94.82% saturation and 37.84% 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 6.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 3.14.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.2812

Complementary

  1. #059ebc
  2. #bc2305

Split complementary

  1. #059ebc
  2. #bc0542
  3. #bc7f05

Analogous

  1. #05bc7f
  2. #059ebc
  3. #0542bc

Triadic

  1. #059ebc
  2. #bc059e
  3. #9ebc05

Tetradic

  1. #059ebc
  2. #2305bc
  3. #bc2305
  4. #9ebc05

Square

  1. #059ebc
  2. #7f05bc
  3. #bc2305
  4. #42bc05

Monochromatic

  1. #012127
  2. #035f71
  3. #059ebc
  4. #15d3f9
  5. #5fe1fb

Shades

#059ebc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #059ebc
  2. #058ea9
  3. #047e96
  4. #046f84
  5. #035f71
  6. #034f5e
  7. #023f4b
  8. #022f38
  9. #012026
  10. #011013
  11. #000000

Tints

#059ebc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #059ebc
  2. #1ea8c3
  3. #37b1c9
  4. #50bbd0
  5. #69c5d7
  6. #82cfde
  7. #9bd8e4
  8. #b4e2eb
  9. #cdecf2
  10. #e6f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#059ebc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #059ebc
  2. #119bb6
  3. #1e98b0
  4. #2a95aa
  5. #3692a4
  6. #438f9e
  7. #4f8c98
  8. #5b8992
  9. #67868c
  10. #748386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7296a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b99be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #768abc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a8a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e9bbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d92bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a4b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-059ebc {
  color: #059ebc;
}
Background
.bg-059ebc {
  background-color: #059ebc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-059ebc {
  border: 2px solid #059ebc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #059ebc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 158 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 95% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-059ebc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #059ebc, #0542bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-059ebc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 158 188 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 3.14 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.88 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.95 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.32 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.62 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 12.11 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 12.95 #fa6143 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#059ebc  rgb(5, 158, 188)  hsl(190, 95%, 38%)  Bondi Blue
#bc2305  rgb(188, 35, 5)  hsl(10, 95%, 38%)  Rosso Corsa
#bc059e  rgb(188, 5, 158)  hsl(310, 95%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#9ebc05  rgb(158, 188, 5)  hsl(70, 95%, 38%)  Apple Green