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#17A5CD

#17a5cd ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#17a5cd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 64.71% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.78% cyan, 19.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 193.19°, 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 7.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 5.53.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.315

Complementary

  1. #17a5cd
  2. #cd3f17

Split complementary

  1. #17a5cd
  2. #cd174a
  3. #cd9a17

Analogous

  1. #17cd9a
  2. #17a5cd
  3. #174acd

Triadic

  1. #17a5cd
  2. #cd17a5
  3. #a5cd17

Tetradic

  1. #17a5cd
  2. #3f17cd
  3. #cd3f17
  4. #a5cd17

Square

  1. #17a5cd
  2. #9a17cd
  3. #cd3f17
  4. #4acd17

Monochromatic

  1. #083643
  2. #0f6e88
  3. #17a5cd
  4. #46c6ea
  5. #8bdbf2

Shades

#17a5cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #17a5cd
  2. #1595b9
  3. #1284a4
  4. #107490
  5. #0e637b
  6. #0c5367
  7. #094252
  8. #07323e
  9. #052129
  10. #021115
  11. #000000

Tints

#17a5cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #17a5cd
  2. #2eaed2
  3. #45b7d7
  4. #5dc0dc
  5. #74c9e1
  6. #8bd2e6
  7. #a2dbeb
  8. #b9e4f0
  9. #d1edf5
  10. #e8f6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#17a5cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #17a5cd
  2. #22a1c5
  3. #2c9ebe
  4. #379ab6
  5. #4196ae
  6. #4c93a7
  7. #568f9f
  8. #618b97
  9. #6b878f
  10. #768488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #799db0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8ea1cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7891cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b1b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #72a3ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #609acd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00acbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-17a5cd {
  color: #17a5cd;
}
Background
.bg-17a5cd {
  background-color: #17a5cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-17a5cd {
  border: 2px solid #17a5cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #17a5cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 165 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-17a5cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #17a5cd, #174acd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-17a5cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 165 205 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.53 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.30 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.57 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.14 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.53 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.93 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 12.34 #e85a32 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#17a5cd  rgb(23, 165, 205)  hsl(193, 80%, 45%)  Bondi Blue
#cd3f17  rgb(205, 63, 23)  hsl(13, 80%, 45%)  Sinopia
#cd17a5  rgb(205, 23, 165)  hsl(313, 80%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#a5cd17  rgb(165, 205, 23)  hsl(73, 80%, 45%)  Yellow Green