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#00A3B8

#00a3b8 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a3b8 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 63.92% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 11.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 186.85°, with 100% saturation and 36.08% 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 6.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 6.29.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.2966

Complementary

  1. #00a3b8
  2. #b81500

Split complementary

  1. #00a3b8
  2. #b80047
  3. #b87100

Analogous

  1. #00b871
  2. #00a3b8
  3. #0047b8

Triadic

  1. #00a3b8
  2. #b800a3
  3. #a3b800

Tetradic

  1. #00a3b8
  2. #1500b8
  3. #b81500
  4. #a3b800

Square

  1. #00a3b8
  2. #7100b8
  3. #b81500
  4. #47b800

Monochromatic

  1. #001b1f
  2. #005f6c
  3. #00a3b8
  4. #06e3ff
  5. #52ebff

Shades

#00a3b8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a3b8
  2. #0093a6
  3. #008293
  4. #007281
  5. #00626e
  6. #00525c
  7. #00414a
  8. #003137
  9. #002125
  10. #001012
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a3b8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a3b8
  2. #1aacbf
  3. #33b5c6
  4. #4dbfcd
  5. #66c8d4
  6. #80d1dc
  7. #99dae3
  8. #b3e3ea
  9. #ccedf1
  10. #e6f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a3b8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a3b8
  2. #0da0b2
  3. #1a9cad
  4. #2699a7
  5. #3395a2
  6. #40929c
  7. #4d8e96
  8. #5a8b91
  9. #66878b
  10. #738486
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #759aa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #929db9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d8eb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aca9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #739fb9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6397b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a8af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a3b8 {
  color: #00a3b8;
}
Background
.bg-00a3b8 {
  background-color: #00a3b8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a3b8 {
  border: 2px solid #00a3b8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a3b8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 163 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 100% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a3b8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a3b8, #0047b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a3b8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 163 184 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.29 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.90 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.95 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.52 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 11.39 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 11.53 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 11.61 #ff5c47 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#00a3b8  rgb(0, 163, 184)  hsl(187, 100%, 36%)  Bondi Blue
#b81500  rgb(184, 21, 0)  hsl(7, 100%, 36%)  Rufous
#b800a3  rgb(184, 0, 163)  hsl(307, 100%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red
#a3b800  rgb(163, 184, 0)  hsl(67, 100%, 36%)  Apple Green