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#00A4BD

#00a4bd ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a4bd is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 64.31% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 13.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 187.94°, 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 7.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 5.65.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3023

Complementary

  1. #00a4bd
  2. #bd1900

Split complementary

  1. #00a4bd
  2. #bd0045
  3. #bd7800

Analogous

  1. #00bd78
  2. #00a4bd
  3. #0045bd

Triadic

  1. #00a4bd
  2. #bd00a4
  3. #a4bd00

Tetradic

  1. #00a4bd
  2. #1900bd
  3. #bd1900
  4. #a4bd00

Square

  1. #00a4bd
  2. #7800bd
  3. #bd1900
  4. #45bd00

Monochromatic

  1. #001f24
  2. #006271
  3. #00a4bd
  4. #0bdfff
  5. #57e9ff

Shades

#00a4bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a4bd
  2. #0094aa
  3. #008397
  4. #007384
  5. #006271
  6. #00525f
  7. #00424c
  8. #003139
  9. #002126
  10. #001013
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a4bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a4bd
  2. #1aadc4
  3. #33b6ca
  4. #4dbfd1
  5. #66c8d7
  6. #80d2de
  7. #99dbe5
  8. #b3e4eb
  9. #ccedf2
  10. #e6f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a4bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a4bd
  2. #0da0b7
  3. #1a9db1
  4. #2699ab
  5. #3396a5
  6. #40929f
  7. #4d8e98
  8. #5a8b92
  9. #66878c
  10. #738486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #769ba7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #929ebe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d8fbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aeac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #73a0be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6298bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aab3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a4bd {
  color: #00a4bd;
}
Background
.bg-00a4bd {
  background-color: #00a4bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a4bd {
  border: 2px solid #00a4bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a4bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 164 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a4bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a4bd, #0045bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a4bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 164 189 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.65 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.78 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.13 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.58 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.90 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 12.61 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 12.61 #ff5b42 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#00a4bd  rgb(0, 164, 189)  hsl(188, 100%, 37%)  Bondi Blue
#bd1900  rgb(189, 25, 0)  hsl(8, 100%, 37%)  Rufous
#bd00a4  rgb(189, 0, 164)  hsl(308, 100%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#a4bd00  rgb(164, 189, 0)  hsl(68, 100%, 37%)  Apple Green