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#159FBF

#159fbf ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#159fbf is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 62.35% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.01% cyan, 16.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 191.29°, with 80.19% saturation and 41.57% 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 6.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 3.29.

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Relative luminance0.2872

Complementary

  1. #159fbf
  2. #bf3515

Split complementary

  1. #159fbf
  2. #bf154a
  3. #bf8a15

Analogous

  1. #15bf8a
  2. #159fbf
  3. #154abf

Triadic

  1. #159fbf
  2. #bf159f
  3. #9fbf15

Tetradic

  1. #159fbf
  2. #3515bf
  3. #bf3515
  4. #9fbf15

Square

  1. #159fbf
  2. #8a15bf
  3. #bf3515
  4. #4abf15

Monochromatic

  1. #062c35
  2. #0d667a
  3. #159fbf
  4. #37c8e9
  5. #7cdbf1

Shades

#159fbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #159fbf
  2. #138fac
  3. #117f99
  4. #0f6f86
  5. #0d5f73
  6. #0b5060
  7. #08404c
  8. #063039
  9. #042026
  10. #021013
  11. #000000

Tints

#159fbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #159fbf
  2. #2ca9c5
  3. #44b2cc
  4. #5bbcd2
  5. #73c5d9
  6. #8acfdf
  7. #a1d9e5
  8. #b9e2ec
  9. #d0ecf2
  10. #e8f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#159fbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #159fbf
  2. #209cb9
  3. #2a99b2
  4. #3596ac
  5. #4093a6
  6. #4b90a0
  7. #558c99
  8. #608993
  9. #6b868d
  10. #758386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7497a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b9ac1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #768bbf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a9a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f9cc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e94bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a5b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-159fbf {
  color: #159fbf;
}
Background
.bg-159fbf {
  background-color: #159fbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-159fbf {
  border: 2px solid #159fbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #159fbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 159 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 80% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-159fbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #159fbf, #154abf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-159fbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 159 191 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 3.29 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.26 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.46 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.32 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.41 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.31 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 12.13 #ea6040 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#159fbf  rgb(21, 159, 191)  hsl(191, 80%, 42%)  Bondi Blue
#bf3515  rgb(191, 53, 21)  hsl(11, 80%, 42%)  Rust
#bf159f  rgb(191, 21, 159)  hsl(311, 80%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#9fbf15  rgb(159, 191, 21)  hsl(71, 80%, 42%)  Apple Green