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#159CCC

#159ccc ≈ Bondi Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#159ccc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 61.18% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.71% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 195.74°, with 81.33% saturation and 44.12% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 5.34.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.283

Complementary

  1. #159ccc
  2. #cc4515

Split complementary

  1. #159ccc
  2. #cc1540
  3. #cca115

Analogous

  1. #15cca1
  2. #159ccc
  3. #1540cc

Triadic

  1. #159ccc
  2. #cc159c
  3. #9ccc15

Tetradic

  1. #159ccc
  2. #4515cc
  3. #cc4515
  4. #9ccc15

Square

  1. #159ccc
  2. #a115cc
  3. #cc4515
  4. #40cc15

Monochromatic

  1. #073241
  2. #0e6787
  3. #159ccc
  4. #42bfec
  5. #87d7f3

Shades

#159ccc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #159ccc
  2. #138cb8
  3. #117da3
  4. #0f6d8f
  5. #0d5e7a
  6. #0b4e66
  7. #083e52
  8. #062f3d
  9. #041f29
  10. #021014
  11. #000000

Tints

#159ccc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #159ccc
  2. #2ca6d1
  3. #44b0d6
  4. #5bbadb
  5. #73c4e0
  6. #8acee6
  7. #a1d7eb
  8. #b9e1f0
  9. #d0ebf5
  10. #e8f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#159ccc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #159ccc
  2. #2099c4
  3. #2a96bd
  4. #3594b5
  5. #4091ae
  6. #4b8ea6
  7. #558b9e
  8. #608897
  9. #6b868f
  10. #758388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7395ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #839ace ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c8acb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a9ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #689bcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5692cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a4ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-159ccc {
  color: #159ccc;
}
Background
.bg-159ccc {
  background-color: #159ccc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-159ccc {
  border: 2px solid #159ccc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #159ccc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 156 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-159ccc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #159ccc, #1540cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-159ccc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 156 204 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.34 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.69 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.67 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.75 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.79 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.42 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.69 #ea6333 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#159ccc  rgb(21, 156, 204)  hsl(196, 81%, 44%)  Bondi Blue
#cc4515  rgb(204, 69, 21)  hsl(16, 81%, 44%)  Sinopia
#cc159c  rgb(204, 21, 156)  hsl(316, 81%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#9ccc15  rgb(156, 204, 21)  hsl(76, 81%, 44%)  Yellow Green