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#00A0BB

#00a0bb ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a0bb is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 62.75% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 14.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 188.66°, with 100% saturation and 36.67% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 4.21.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.2873

Complementary

  1. #00a0bb
  2. #bb1b00

Split complementary

  1. #00a0bb
  2. #bb0043
  3. #bb7900

Analogous

  1. #00bb79
  2. #00a0bb
  3. #0043bb

Triadic

  1. #00a0bb
  2. #bb00a0
  3. #a0bb00

Tetradic

  1. #00a0bb
  2. #1b00bb
  3. #bb1b00
  4. #a0bb00

Square

  1. #00a0bb
  2. #7900bb
  3. #bb1b00
  4. #43bb00

Monochromatic

  1. #001d22
  2. #005f6f
  3. #00a0bb
  4. #09dbff
  5. #55e6ff

Shades

#00a0bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a0bb
  2. #0090a8
  3. #008096
  4. #007083
  5. #006070
  6. #00505e
  7. #00404b
  8. #003038
  9. #002025
  10. #001013
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a0bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a0bb
  2. #1aaac2
  3. #33b3c9
  4. #4dbdcf
  5. #66c6d6
  6. #80d0dd
  7. #99d9e4
  8. #b3e3eb
  9. #ccecf1
  10. #e6f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a0bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a0bb
  2. #0d9db5
  3. #1a9aaf
  4. #2696a9
  5. #3393a3
  6. #40909e
  7. #4d8d98
  8. #5a8a92
  9. #66868c
  10. #738386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7398a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d9bbc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #788bbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aaa8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #709dbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f94bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a6b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a0bb {
  color: #00a0bb;
}
Background
.bg-00a0bb {
  background-color: #00a0bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a0bb {
  border: 2px solid #00a0bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a0bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 160 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a0bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a0bb, #0043bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a0bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 160 187 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 4.21 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.13 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.19 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.24 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 11.52 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 12.46 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 12.74 #ff5f44 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#00a0bb  rgb(0, 160, 187)  hsl(189, 100%, 37%)  Bondi Blue
#bb1b00  rgb(187, 27, 0)  hsl(9, 100%, 37%)  Rufous
#bb00a0  rgb(187, 0, 160)  hsl(309, 100%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#a0bb00  rgb(160, 187, 0)  hsl(69, 100%, 37%)  Apple Green