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#259BB4

#259bb4 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#259bb4 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 60.78% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.44% cyan, 13.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 190.49°, with 65.9% saturation and 42.55% 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 6.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 3.21.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2713

Complementary

  1. #259bb4
  2. #b43e25

Split complementary

  1. #259bb4
  2. #b42554
  3. #b48625

Analogous

  1. #25b486
  2. #259bb4
  3. #2554b4

Triadic

  1. #259bb4
  2. #b4259b
  3. #9bb425

Tetradic

  1. #259bb4
  2. #3e25b4
  3. #b43e25
  4. #9bb425

Square

  1. #259bb4
  2. #8625b4
  3. #b43e25
  4. #54b425

Monochromatic

  1. #0b2e35
  2. #186475
  3. #259bb4
  4. #4bc1da
  5. #8bd7e7

Shades

#259bb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #259bb4
  2. #218ca2
  3. #1e7c90
  4. #1a6d7e
  5. #165d6c
  6. #134e5a
  7. #0f3e48
  8. #0b2f36
  9. #071f24
  10. #041012
  11. #000000

Tints

#259bb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #259bb4
  2. #3ba5bc
  3. #51afc3
  4. #66b9cb
  5. #7cc3d2
  6. #92cdda
  7. #a8d7e1
  8. #bee1e9
  9. #d3ebf0
  10. #e9f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#259bb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #259bb4
  2. #2e98af
  3. #3796aa
  4. #4093a4
  5. #49909f
  6. #538e9a
  7. #5c8b95
  8. #658890
  9. #6e858a
  10. #778385
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #73939f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a96b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7788b4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a4a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f98b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6190b4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a0aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-259bb4 {
  color: #259bb4;
}
Background
.bg-259bb4 {
  background-color: #259bb4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-259bb4 {
  border: 2px solid #259bb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #259bb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 155 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 66% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-259bb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #259bb4, #2554b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-259bb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 155 180 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 3.21 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.64 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.12 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.25 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.07 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 11.63 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 12.67 #da644b Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#259bb4  rgb(37, 155, 180)  hsl(190, 66%, 43%)  Bondi Blue
#b43e25  rgb(180, 62, 37)  hsl(10, 66%, 43%)  Rust
#b4259b  rgb(180, 37, 155)  hsl(310, 66%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#9bb425  rgb(155, 180, 37)  hsl(70, 66%, 43%)  Apple Green