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#559CB2

#559cb2 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#559cb2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 61.18% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.25% cyan, 12.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 194.19°, with 37.65% saturation and 51.57% 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 6.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 5.37.

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Relative luminance0.2892

Complementary

  1. #559cb2
  2. #b26b55

Split complementary

  1. #559cb2
  2. #b2556e
  3. #b29955

Analogous

  1. #55b299
  2. #559cb2
  3. #556eb2

Triadic

  1. #559cb2
  2. #b2559c
  3. #9cb255

Tetradic

  1. #559cb2
  2. #6b55b2
  3. #b26b55
  4. #9cb255

Square

  1. #559cb2
  2. #9955b2
  3. #b26b55
  4. #6eb255

Monochromatic

  1. #22424c
  2. #3a7080
  3. #559cb2
  4. #8abbca
  5. #bed9e2

Shades

#559cb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #559cb2
  2. #4d8ca0
  3. #447d8e
  4. #3c6d7d
  5. #335e6b
  6. #2b4e59
  7. #223e47
  8. #1a2f35
  9. #111f24
  10. #091012
  11. #000000

Tints

#559cb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #559cb2
  2. #66a6ba
  3. #77b0c1
  4. #88bac9
  5. #99c4d1
  6. #aaced9
  7. #bbd7e0
  8. #cce1e8
  9. #ddebf0
  10. #eef5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#559cb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #559cb2
  2. #5999ad
  3. #5e96a8
  4. #6294a3
  5. #66919e
  6. #6b8e99
  7. #6f8b94
  8. #73888f
  9. #77868a
  10. #7c8385
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e96a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e98b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #818eb2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #18a3a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c9ab3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7294b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3aa0a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-559cb2 {
  color: #559cb2;
}
Background
.bg-559cb2 {
  background-color: #559cb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-559cb2 {
  border: 2px solid #559cb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #559cb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 156 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 38% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-559cb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #559cb2, #556eb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-559cb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 156 178 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.37 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 5.87 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.91 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.36 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.15 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.06 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.56 #aa634d Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#559cb2  rgb(85, 156, 178)  hsl(194, 38%, 52%)  Bondi Blue
#b26b55  rgb(178, 107, 85)  hsl(14, 38%, 52%)  Redwood
#b2559c  rgb(178, 85, 156)  hsl(314, 38%, 52%)  Mulberry
#9cb255  rgb(156, 178, 85)  hsl(74, 38%, 52%)  Olivine