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#12A2BB

#12a2bb ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#12a2bb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 63.53% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.37% cyan, 13.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 188.88°, with 82.44% saturation and 40.2% 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 6.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 5.06.

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Relative luminance0.2956

Complementary

  1. #12a2bb
  2. #bb2b12

Split complementary

  1. #12a2bb
  2. #bb124d
  3. #bb8012

Analogous

  1. #12bb80
  2. #12a2bb
  3. #124dbb

Triadic

  1. #12a2bb
  2. #bb12a2
  3. #a2bb12

Tetradic

  1. #12a2bb
  2. #2b12bb
  3. #bb2b12
  4. #a2bb12

Square

  1. #12a2bb
  2. #8012bb
  3. #bb2b12
  4. #4dbb12

Monochromatic

  1. #05292f
  2. #0b6675
  3. #12a2bb
  4. #2fcfeb
  5. #74dff2

Shades

#12a2bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12a2bb
  2. #1092a8
  3. #0e8296
  4. #0d7183
  5. #0b6170
  6. #09515e
  7. #07414b
  8. #053138
  9. #042025
  10. #021013
  11. #000000

Tints

#12a2bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12a2bb
  2. #2aabc2
  3. #41b5c9
  4. #59becf
  5. #71c7d6
  6. #89d1dd
  7. #a0dae4
  8. #b8e3eb
  9. #d0ecf1
  10. #e7f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12a2bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12a2bb
  2. #1d9fb5
  3. #289baf
  4. #3398a9
  5. #3e94a3
  6. #49919e
  7. #548e98
  8. #5f8a92
  9. #6a878c
  10. #758386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #769aa5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #909cbc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c8dbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00abaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #739fbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6296bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a8b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12a2bb {
  color: #12a2bb;
}
Background
.bg-12a2bb {
  background-color: #12a2bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12a2bb {
  border: 2px solid #12a2bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12a2bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 162 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 82% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12a2bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12a2bb, #124dbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12a2bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 162 187 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.06 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.65 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.97 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.60 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.91 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 12.03 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 12.38 #ed5d44 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#12a2bb  rgb(18, 162, 187)  hsl(189, 82%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#bb2b12  rgb(187, 43, 18)  hsl(9, 82%, 40%)  Venetian Red
#bb12a2  rgb(187, 18, 162)  hsl(309, 82%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#a2bb12  rgb(162, 187, 18)  hsl(69, 82%, 40%)  Apple Green