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#17A2CD

#17a2cd ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#17a2cd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 63.53% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.78% cyan, 20.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 194.18°, with 79.82% saturation and 44.71% 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 7.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 5.25.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3043

Complementary

  1. #17a2cd
  2. #cd4217

Split complementary

  1. #17a2cd
  2. #cd1747
  3. #cd9d17

Analogous

  1. #17cd9d
  2. #17a2cd
  3. #1747cd

Triadic

  1. #17a2cd
  2. #cd17a2
  3. #a2cd17

Tetradic

  1. #17a2cd
  2. #4217cd
  3. #cd4217
  4. #a2cd17

Square

  1. #17a2cd
  2. #9d17cd
  3. #cd4217
  4. #47cd17

Monochromatic

  1. #083543
  2. #0f6c88
  3. #17a2cd
  4. #46c4ea
  5. #8bdaf2

Shades

#17a2cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #17a2cd
  2. #1592b9
  3. #1282a4
  4. #107190
  5. #0e617b
  6. #0c5167
  7. #094152
  8. #07313e
  9. #052029
  10. #021015
  11. #000000

Tints

#17a2cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #17a2cd
  2. #2eabd2
  3. #45b5d7
  4. #5dbedc
  5. #74c7e1
  6. #8bd1e6
  7. #a2daeb
  8. #b9e3f0
  9. #d1ecf5
  10. #e8f6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#17a2cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #17a2cd
  2. #229fc5
  3. #2c9bbe
  4. #3798b6
  5. #4194ae
  6. #4c91a7
  7. #568e9f
  8. #618a97
  9. #6b878f
  10. #768388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #779baf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b9fcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #748fcc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aeb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6ea0ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d97cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aabc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-17a2cd {
  color: #17a2cd;
}
Background
.bg-17a2cd {
  background-color: #17a2cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-17a2cd {
  border: 2px solid #17a2cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #17a2cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 162 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-17a2cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #17a2cd, #1747cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-17a2cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 162 205 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.25 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.69 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.59 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.06 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.33 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.11 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 12.39 #e85d32 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#17a2cd  rgb(23, 162, 205)  hsl(194, 80%, 45%)  Bondi Blue
#cd4217  rgb(205, 66, 23)  hsl(14, 80%, 45%)  Sinopia
#cd17a2  rgb(205, 23, 162)  hsl(314, 80%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#a2cd17  rgb(162, 205, 23)  hsl(74, 80%, 45%)  Yellow Green