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#00A4BF

#00a4bf ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a4bf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 14.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 188.48°, with 100% saturation and 37.45% 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 7.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 5.31.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3031

Complementary

  1. #00a4bf
  2. #bf1b00

Split complementary

  1. #00a4bf
  2. #bf0045
  3. #bf7a00

Analogous

  1. #00bf7a
  2. #00a4bf
  3. #0045bf

Triadic

  1. #00a4bf
  2. #bf00a4
  3. #a4bf00

Tetradic

  1. #00a4bf
  2. #1b00bf
  3. #bf1b00
  4. #a4bf00

Square

  1. #00a4bf
  2. #7a00bf
  3. #bf1b00
  4. #45bf00

Monochromatic

  1. #002126
  2. #006272
  3. #00a4bf
  4. #0cddff
  5. #59e8ff

Shades

#00a4bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a4bf
  2. #0094ac
  3. #008399
  4. #007386
  5. #006273
  6. #005260
  7. #00424c
  8. #003139
  9. #002126
  10. #001013
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a4bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a4bf
  2. #1aadc5
  3. #33b6cc
  4. #4dbfd2
  5. #66c8d9
  6. #80d2df
  7. #99dbe5
  8. #b3e4ec
  9. #ccedf2
  10. #e6f6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a4bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a4bf
  2. #0da0b9
  3. #1a9db2
  4. #2699ac
  5. #3396a6
  6. #4092a0
  7. #4d8e99
  8. #5a8b93
  9. #66878d
  10. #738486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #769ca8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #919ec1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c8fbf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aeac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #73a1c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6198bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aab4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a4bf {
  color: #00a4bf;
}
Background
.bg-00a4bf {
  background-color: #00a4bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a4bf {
  border: 2px solid #00a4bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a4bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 164 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a4bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a4bf, #0045bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a4bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 164 191 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.31 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.80 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.24 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.32 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 12.18 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 12.30 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 12.60 #ff5b40 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#00a4bf  rgb(0, 164, 191)  hsl(188, 100%, 37%)  Bondi Blue
#bf1b00  rgb(191, 27, 0)  hsl(8, 100%, 37%)  Rosso Corsa
#bf00a4  rgb(191, 0, 164)  hsl(308, 100%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#a4bf00  rgb(164, 191, 0)  hsl(68, 100%, 37%)  Apple Green