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#159BBD

#159bbd ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#159bbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.89% cyan, 17.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 192.14°, with 80% saturation and 41.18% 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 6.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 2.07.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.2728

Complementary

  1. #159bbd
  2. #bd3715

Split complementary

  1. #159bbd
  2. #bd1547
  3. #bd8b15

Analogous

  1. #15bd8b
  2. #159bbd
  3. #1547bd

Triadic

  1. #159bbd
  2. #bd159b
  3. #9bbd15

Tetradic

  1. #159bbd
  2. #3715bd
  3. #bd3715
  4. #9bbd15

Square

  1. #159bbd
  2. #8b15bd
  3. #bd3715
  4. #47bd15

Monochromatic

  1. #062a33
  2. #0d6378
  3. #159bbd
  4. #36c4e9
  5. #7bd9f0

Shades

#159bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #159bbd
  2. #138caa
  3. #117c97
  4. #0f6d84
  5. #0d5d71
  6. #0b4e5f
  7. #083e4c
  8. #062f39
  9. #041f26
  10. #021013
  11. #000000

Tints

#159bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #159bbd
  2. #2ca5c4
  3. #44afca
  4. #5bb9d1
  5. #73c3d7
  6. #8acdde
  7. #a1d7e5
  8. #b9e1eb
  9. #d0ebf2
  10. #e8f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#159bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #159bbd
  2. #2098b7
  3. #2a96b1
  4. #3593ab
  5. #4090a5
  6. #4b8e9f
  7. #558b98
  8. #608892
  9. #6b858c
  10. #758386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7194a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8797bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7288bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a6a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b99be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b90bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a2b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-159bbd {
  color: #159bbd;
}
Background
.bg-159bbd {
  background-color: #159bbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-159bbd {
  border: 2px solid #159bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #159bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 155 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 80% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-159bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #159bbd, #1547bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-159bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 155 189 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 2.07 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.68 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.97 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.27 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 11.09 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.15 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 12.02 #ea6442 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#159bbd  rgb(21, 155, 189)  hsl(192, 80%, 41%)  Bondi Blue
#bd3715  rgb(189, 55, 21)  hsl(12, 80%, 41%)  Rust
#bd159b  rgb(189, 21, 155)  hsl(312, 80%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#9bbd15  rgb(155, 189, 21)  hsl(72, 80%, 41%)  Apple Green