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#159ECB

#159ecb ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#159ecb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 61.96% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.66% cyan, 22.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 194.84°, with 81.25% saturation and 43.92% 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 6.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 4.85.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.2892

Complementary

  1. #159ecb
  2. #cb4215

Split complementary

  1. #159ecb
  2. #cb1543
  3. #cb9d15

Analogous

  1. #15cb9d
  2. #159ecb
  3. #1543cb

Triadic

  1. #159ecb
  2. #cb159e
  3. #9ecb15

Tetradic

  1. #159ecb
  2. #4215cb
  3. #cb4215
  4. #9ecb15

Square

  1. #159ecb
  2. #9d15cb
  3. #cb4215
  4. #43cb15

Monochromatic

  1. #073240
  2. #0e6886
  3. #159ecb
  4. #41c1eb
  5. #86d8f3

Shades

#159ecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #159ecb
  2. #138eb7
  3. #117ea2
  4. #0f6f8e
  5. #0d5f7a
  6. #0b4f66
  7. #083f51
  8. #062f3d
  9. #042029
  10. #021014
  11. #000000

Tints

#159ecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #159ecb
  2. #2ca8d0
  3. #44b1d5
  4. #5bbbdb
  5. #73c5e0
  6. #8acfe5
  7. #a1d8ea
  8. #b9e2ef
  9. #d0ecf5
  10. #e8f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#159ecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #159ecb
  2. #209bc4
  3. #2a98bc
  4. #3595b5
  5. #4092ad
  6. #4b8fa6
  7. #558c9e
  8. #608997
  9. #6b868f
  10. #758388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7597ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #869bcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #708cca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00abad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b9ccc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5993cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a6ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-159ecb {
  color: #159ecb;
}
Background
.bg-159ecb {
  background-color: #159ecb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-159ecb {
  border: 2px solid #159ecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #159ecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 158 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-159ecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #159ecb, #1543cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-159ecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 158 203 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 4.85 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.23 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.19 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.02 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.19 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.14 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 11.55 #ea6134 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#159ecb  rgb(21, 158, 203)  hsl(195, 81%, 44%)  Bondi Blue
#cb4215  rgb(203, 66, 21)  hsl(15, 81%, 44%)  Sinopia
#cb159e  rgb(203, 21, 158)  hsl(315, 81%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#9ecb15  rgb(158, 203, 21)  hsl(75, 81%, 44%)  Yellow Green