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#169ABC

#169abc ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#169abc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 60.39% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.3% cyan, 18.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 192.29°, with 79.05% 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 6.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 1.79.

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Relative luminance0.2691

Complementary

  1. #169abc
  2. #bc3816

Split complementary

  1. #169abc
  2. #bc1647
  3. #bc8b16

Analogous

  1. #16bc8b
  2. #169abc
  3. #1647bc

Triadic

  1. #169abc
  2. #bc169a
  3. #9abc16

Tetradic

  1. #169abc
  2. #3816bc
  3. #bc3816
  4. #9abc16

Square

  1. #169abc
  2. #8b16bc
  3. #bc3816
  4. #47bc16

Monochromatic

  1. #062a33
  2. #0e6278
  3. #169abc
  4. #37c3e8
  5. #7bd8f0

Shades

#169abc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #169abc
  2. #148ba9
  3. #127b96
  4. #0f6c84
  5. #0d5c71
  6. #0b4d5e
  7. #093e4b
  8. #072e38
  9. #041f26
  10. #020f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#169abc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #169abc
  2. #2da4c3
  3. #45aec9
  4. #5cb8d0
  5. #73c2d7
  6. #8bcdde
  7. #a2d7e4
  8. #b9e1eb
  9. #d0ebf2
  10. #e8f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#169abc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #169abc
  2. #2197b6
  3. #2b95b0
  4. #3692aa
  5. #4090a4
  6. #4b8d9e
  7. #568a98
  8. #608892
  9. #6b858c
  10. #758386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7193a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8696be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7187bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a5a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b98bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a8fbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a0af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-169abc {
  color: #169abc;
}
Background
.bg-169abc {
  background-color: #169abc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-169abc {
  border: 2px solid #169abc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #169abc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 154 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-169abc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #169abc, #1647bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-169abc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 154 188 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 1.79 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.83 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.99 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.06 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 11.16 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.22 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 11.71 #e96543 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#169abc  rgb(22, 154, 188)  hsl(192, 79%, 41%)  Bondi Blue
#bc3816  rgb(188, 56, 22)  hsl(12, 79%, 41%)  Rust
#bc169a  rgb(188, 22, 154)  hsl(312, 79%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#9abc16  rgb(154, 188, 22)  hsl(72, 79%, 41%)  Apple Green