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#159DCD

#159dcd ≈ Bondi Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#159dcd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 61.57% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.76% cyan, 23.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 195.65°, with 81.42% saturation and 44.31% 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 6.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 5.46.

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Relative luminance0.2868

Complementary

  1. #159dcd
  2. #cd4515

Split complementary

  1. #159dcd
  2. #cd1541
  3. #cda115

Analogous

  1. #15cda1
  2. #159dcd
  3. #1541cd

Triadic

  1. #159dcd
  2. #cd159d
  3. #9dcd15

Tetradic

  1. #159dcd
  2. #4515cd
  3. #cd4515
  4. #9dcd15

Square

  1. #159dcd
  2. #a115cd
  3. #cd4515
  4. #41cd15

Monochromatic

  1. #073342
  2. #0e6888
  3. #159dcd
  4. #43c0ec
  5. #88d7f3

Shades

#159dcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #159dcd
  2. #138db9
  3. #117ea4
  4. #0f6e90
  5. #0d5e7b
  6. #0b4f67
  7. #083f52
  8. #062f3e
  9. #041f29
  10. #021015
  11. #000000

Tints

#159dcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #159dcd
  2. #2ca7d2
  3. #44b1d7
  4. #5bbadc
  5. #73c4e1
  6. #8acee6
  7. #a1d8eb
  8. #b9e2f0
  9. #d0ebf5
  10. #e8f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#159dcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #159dcd
  2. #209ac5
  3. #2a97be
  4. #3594b6
  5. #4091ae
  6. #4b8fa7
  7. #558c9f
  8. #608997
  9. #6b868f
  10. #758388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7496ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #849bcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d8bcc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aaad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #699cce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5792cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a5bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-159dcd {
  color: #159dcd;
}
Background
.bg-159dcd {
  background-color: #159dcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-159dcd {
  border: 2px solid #159dcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #159dcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 157 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-159dcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #159dcd, #1541cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-159dcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 157 205 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.46 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.66 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.51 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.70 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.96 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.13 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.96 #ea6232 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#159dcd  rgb(21, 157, 205)  hsl(196, 81%, 44%)  Bondi Blue
#cd4515  rgb(205, 69, 21)  hsl(16, 81%, 44%)  Sinopia
#cd159d  rgb(205, 21, 157)  hsl(316, 81%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#9dcd15  rgb(157, 205, 21)  hsl(76, 81%, 44%)  Yellow Green