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#00A3BD

#00a3bd ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a3bd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 13.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 188.25°, with 100% saturation and 37.06% 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 6.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 5.2.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.2987

Complementary

  1. #00a3bd
  2. #bd1a00

Split complementary

  1. #00a3bd
  2. #bd0045
  3. #bd7800

Analogous

  1. #00bd78
  2. #00a3bd
  3. #0045bd

Triadic

  1. #00a3bd
  2. #bd00a3
  3. #a3bd00

Tetradic

  1. #00a3bd
  2. #1a00bd
  3. #bd1a00
  4. #a3bd00

Square

  1. #00a3bd
  2. #7800bd
  3. #bd1a00
  4. #45bd00

Monochromatic

  1. #001f24
  2. #006171
  3. #00a3bd
  4. #0bddff
  5. #57e8ff

Shades

#00a3bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a3bd
  2. #0093aa
  3. #008297
  4. #007284
  5. #006271
  6. #00525f
  7. #00414c
  8. #003139
  9. #002126
  10. #001013
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a3bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a3bd
  2. #1aacc4
  3. #33b5ca
  4. #4dbfd1
  5. #66c8d7
  6. #80d1de
  7. #99dae5
  8. #b3e3eb
  9. #ccedf2
  10. #e6f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a3bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a3bd
  2. #0da0b7
  3. #1a9cb1
  4. #2699ab
  5. #3395a5
  6. #40929f
  7. #4d8e98
  8. #5a8b92
  9. #66878c
  10. #738486
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #759ba6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #919dbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b8ebd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00adab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #72a0be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6197bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a9b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a3bd {
  color: #00a3bd;
}
Background
.bg-00a3bd {
  background-color: #00a3bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a3bd {
  border: 2px solid #00a3bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a3bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 163 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a3bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a3bd, #0045bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a3bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 163 189 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.20 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.98 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.02 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.58 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 12.01 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 12.26 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 12.69 #ff5c42 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#00a3bd  rgb(0, 163, 189)  hsl(188, 100%, 37%)  Bondi Blue
#bd1a00  rgb(189, 26, 0)  hsl(8, 100%, 37%)  Rosso Corsa
#bd00a3  rgb(189, 0, 163)  hsl(308, 100%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#a3bd00  rgb(163, 189, 0)  hsl(68, 100%, 37%)  Apple Green