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#159BB9

#159bb9 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#159bb9 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 60.78% green and 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.65% cyan, 16.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 190.98°, with 79.61% saturation and 40.39% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 2.22.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.271

Complementary

  1. #159bb9
  2. #b93315

Split complementary

  1. #159bb9
  2. #b91549
  3. #b98515

Analogous

  1. #15b985
  2. #159bb9
  3. #1549b9

Triadic

  1. #159bb9
  2. #b9159b
  3. #9bb915

Tetradic

  1. #159bb9
  2. #3315b9
  3. #b93315
  4. #9bb915

Square

  1. #159bb9
  2. #8515b9
  3. #b93315
  4. #49b915

Monochromatic

  1. #052830
  2. #0d6174
  3. #159bb9
  4. #33c7e8
  5. #77daf0

Shades

#159bb9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #159bb9
  2. #138ca7
  3. #117c94
  4. #0f6d82
  5. #0d5d6f
  6. #0b4e5d
  7. #083e4a
  8. #062f38
  9. #041f25
  10. #021013
  11. #000000

Tints

#159bb9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #159bb9
  2. #2ca5c0
  3. #44afc7
  4. #5bb9ce
  5. #73c3d5
  6. #8acddc
  7. #a1d7e3
  8. #b9e1ea
  9. #d0ebf1
  10. #e8f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#159bb9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #159bb9
  2. #2098b3
  3. #2a96ae
  4. #3593a8
  5. #4090a2
  6. #4b8e9d
  7. #558b97
  8. #608891
  9. #6b858b
  10. #758386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7193a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8896bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7488b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a5a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c98ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c90b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a1ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-159bb9 {
  color: #159bb9;
}
Background
.bg-159bb9 {
  background-color: #159bb9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-159bb9 {
  border: 2px solid #159bb9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #159bb9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 155 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 80% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-159bb9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #159bb9, #1549b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-159bb9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 155 185 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 2.22 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.01 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.82 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.04 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.09 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 12.02 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 12.51 #ea6446 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#159bb9  rgb(21, 155, 185)  hsl(191, 80%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#b93315  rgb(185, 51, 21)  hsl(11, 80%, 40%)  Rust
#b9159b  rgb(185, 21, 155)  hsl(311, 80%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#9bb915  rgb(155, 185, 21)  hsl(71, 80%, 40%)  Apple Green