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#459CB3

#459cb3 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#459cb3 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 61.18% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.45% cyan, 12.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 192.55°, with 44.35% saturation and 48.63% 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 6.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 4.25.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.283

Complementary

  1. #459cb3
  2. #b35c45

Split complementary

  1. #459cb3
  2. #b34565
  3. #b39345

Analogous

  1. #45b393
  2. #459cb3
  3. #4565b3

Triadic

  1. #459cb3
  2. #b3459c
  3. #9cb345

Tetradic

  1. #459cb3
  2. #5c45b3
  3. #b35c45
  4. #9cb345

Square

  1. #459cb3
  2. #9345b3
  3. #b35c45
  4. #65b345

Monochromatic

  1. #1a3c45
  2. #306c7c
  3. #459cb3
  4. #79bacb
  5. #b0d7e1

Shades

#459cb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #459cb3
  2. #3e8ca1
  3. #377d8f
  4. #306d7d
  5. #295e6b
  6. #234e5a
  7. #1c3e48
  8. #152f36
  9. #0e1f24
  10. #071012
  11. #000000

Tints

#459cb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #459cb3
  2. #58a6bb
  3. #6ab0c2
  4. #7dbaca
  5. #8fc4d1
  6. #a2ced9
  7. #b5d7e1
  8. #c7e1e8
  9. #daebf0
  10. #ecf5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#459cb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #459cb3
  2. #4b99ae
  3. #5196a9
  4. #5794a4
  5. #5d919f
  6. #638e9a
  7. #688b94
  8. #6e888f
  9. #74868a
  10. #7a8385
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a96a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d98b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d8cb3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a4a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7799b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b93b3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0fa1aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-459cb3 {
  color: #459cb3;
}
Background
.bg-459cb3 {
  background-color: #459cb3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-459cb3 {
  border: 2px solid #459cb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #459cb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 156 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 44% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-459cb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #459cb3, #4565b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-459cb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 156 179 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 4.25 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.23 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.87 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.26 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.95 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.18 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 12.52 #ba634c Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#459cb3  rgb(69, 156, 179)  hsl(193, 44%, 49%)  Bondi Blue
#b35c45  rgb(179, 92, 69)  hsl(13, 44%, 49%)  Redwood
#b3459c  rgb(179, 69, 156)  hsl(313, 44%, 49%)  Mulberry
#9cb345  rgb(156, 179, 69)  hsl(73, 44%, 49%)  Apple Green