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#169CBC

#169cbc ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#169cbc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 61.18% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.3% cyan, 17.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 191.57°, 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 6.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 2.36.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.2758

Complementary

  1. #169cbc
  2. #bc3616

Split complementary

  1. #169cbc
  2. #bc1649
  3. #bc8916

Analogous

  1. #16bc89
  2. #169cbc
  3. #1649bc

Triadic

  1. #169cbc
  2. #bc169c
  3. #9cbc16

Tetradic

  1. #169cbc
  2. #3616bc
  3. #bc3616
  4. #9cbc16

Square

  1. #169cbc
  2. #8916bc
  3. #bc3616
  4. #49bc16

Monochromatic

  1. #062a33
  2. #0e6378
  3. #169cbc
  4. #37c6e8
  5. #7bd9f0

Shades

#169cbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #169cbc
  2. #148ca9
  3. #127d96
  4. #0f6d84
  5. #0d5e71
  6. #0b4e5e
  7. #093e4b
  8. #072f38
  9. #041f26
  10. #021013
  11. #000000

Tints

#169cbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #169cbc
  2. #2da6c3
  3. #45b0c9
  4. #5cbad0
  5. #73c4d7
  6. #8bcede
  7. #a2d7e4
  8. #b9e1eb
  9. #d0ebf2
  10. #e8f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#169cbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #169cbc
  2. #2199b6
  3. #2b96b0
  4. #3694aa
  5. #4091a4
  6. #4b8e9e
  7. #568b98
  8. #608892
  9. #6b868c
  10. #758386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7295a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8898be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7489bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a6a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d99bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c91bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a2af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-169cbc {
  color: #169cbc;
}
Background
.bg-169cbc {
  background-color: #169cbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-169cbc {
  border: 2px solid #169cbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #169cbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 156 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-169cbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #169cbc, #1649bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-169cbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 156 188 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 2.36 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.64 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.47 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.70 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.51 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.47 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 12.55 #e96343 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#169cbc  rgb(22, 156, 188)  hsl(192, 79%, 41%)  Bondi Blue
#bc3616  rgb(188, 54, 22)  hsl(12, 79%, 41%)  Rust
#bc169c  rgb(188, 22, 156)  hsl(312, 79%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#9cbc16  rgb(156, 188, 22)  hsl(72, 79%, 41%)  Apple Green