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#459BB1

#459bb1 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#459bb1 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 60.78% green and 69.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.02% cyan, 12.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 192.22°, with 43.9% saturation and 48.24% 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 6.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 4.26.

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Relative luminance0.2788

Complementary

  1. #459bb1
  2. #b15b45

Split complementary

  1. #459bb1
  2. #b14565
  3. #b19145

Analogous

  1. #45b191
  2. #459bb1
  3. #4565b1

Triadic

  1. #459bb1
  2. #b1459b
  3. #9bb145

Tetradic

  1. #459bb1
  2. #5b45b1
  3. #b15b45
  4. #9bb145

Square

  1. #459bb1
  2. #9145b1
  3. #b15b45
  4. #65b145

Monochromatic

  1. #1a3b43
  2. #306b7a
  3. #459bb1
  4. #78baca
  5. #afd6e0

Shades

#459bb1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #459bb1
  2. #3e8c9f
  3. #377c8e
  4. #306d7c
  5. #295d6a
  6. #234e59
  7. #1c3e47
  8. #152f35
  9. #0e1f23
  10. #071012
  11. #000000

Tints

#459bb1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #459bb1
  2. #58a5b9
  3. #6aafc1
  4. #7db9c8
  5. #8fc3d0
  6. #a2cdd8
  7. #b5d7e0
  8. #c7e1e8
  9. #daebef
  10. #ecf5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#459bb1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #459bb1
  2. #4b98ac
  3. #5196a7
  4. #5793a2
  5. #5d909d
  6. #638e99
  7. #688b94
  8. #6e888f
  9. #74858a
  10. #7a8385
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #79959e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c97b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d8bb1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a3a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7698b2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b92b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #13a0a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-459bb1 {
  color: #459bb1;
}
Background
.bg-459bb1 {
  background-color: #459bb1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-459bb1 {
  border: 2px solid #459bb1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #459bb1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 155 177;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 44% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-459bb1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #459bb1, #4565b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-459bb1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 155 177 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 4.26 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.55 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.59 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.26 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.31 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.53 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 12.10 #ba644e Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#459bb1  rgb(69, 155, 177)  hsl(192, 44%, 48%)  Bondi Blue
#b15b45  rgb(177, 91, 69)  hsl(12, 44%, 48%)  Redwood
#b1459b  rgb(177, 69, 155)  hsl(312, 44%, 48%)  Purpureus
#9bb145  rgb(155, 177, 69)  hsl(72, 44%, 48%)  Apple Green