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#21A9CA

#21a9ca ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#21a9ca is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 66.27% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.66% cyan, 16.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 191.72°, with 71.91% saturation and 46.08% 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 7.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 6.34.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3296

Complementary

  1. #21a9ca
  2. #ca4221

Split complementary

  1. #21a9ca
  2. #ca2154
  3. #ca9721

Analogous

  1. #21ca97
  2. #21a9ca
  3. #2154ca

Triadic

  1. #21a9ca
  2. #ca21a9
  3. #a9ca21

Tetradic

  1. #21a9ca
  2. #4221ca
  3. #ca4221
  4. #a9ca21

Square

  1. #21a9ca
  2. #9721ca
  3. #ca4221
  4. #54ca21

Monochromatic

  1. #0c3b46
  2. #167288
  3. #21a9ca
  4. #54c7e3
  5. #96ddee

Shades

#21a9ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #21a9ca
  2. #1e98b6
  3. #1a87a2
  4. #17768d
  5. #146579
  6. #115565
  7. #0d4451
  8. #0a333d
  9. #072228
  10. #031114
  11. #000000

Tints

#21a9ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #21a9ca
  2. #37b2cf
  3. #4dbad5
  4. #64c3da
  5. #7acbdf
  6. #90d4e5
  7. #a6ddea
  8. #bce5ef
  9. #d3eef4
  10. #e9f6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#21a9ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #21a9ca
  2. #2ba5c3
  3. #34a1bb
  4. #3e9db4
  5. #4799ac
  6. #5195a5
  7. #5a909e
  8. #648c96
  9. #6d888f
  10. #778487
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7da1b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #95a4cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f95ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b4b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #77a6cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #669dca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b0bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-21a9ca {
  color: #21a9ca;
}
Background
.bg-21a9ca {
  background-color: #21a9ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-21a9ca {
  border: 2px solid #21a9ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #21a9ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 169 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 72% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-21a9ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #21a9ca, #2154ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-21a9ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 169 202 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.34 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.18 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.39 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.82 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.66 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.89 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 12.23 #de5635 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#21a9ca  rgb(33, 169, 202)  hsl(192, 72%, 46%)  Bondi Blue
#ca4221  rgb(202, 66, 33)  hsl(12, 72%, 46%)  Sinopia
#ca21a9  rgb(202, 33, 169)  hsl(312, 72%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#a9ca21  rgb(169, 202, 33)  hsl(72, 72%, 46%)  Yellow Green