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#00A5B8

#00a5b8 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a5b8 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 64.71% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 10.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 186.2°, 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 7.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 7.24.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3037

Complementary

  1. #00a5b8
  2. #b81300

Split complementary

  1. #00a5b8
  2. #b80049
  3. #b86f00

Analogous

  1. #00b86f
  2. #00a5b8
  3. #0049b8

Triadic

  1. #00a5b8
  2. #b800a5
  3. #a5b800

Tetradic

  1. #00a5b8
  2. #1300b8
  3. #b81300
  4. #a5b800

Square

  1. #00a5b8
  2. #6f00b8
  3. #b81300
  4. #49b800

Monochromatic

  1. #001c1f
  2. #00606c
  3. #00a5b8
  4. #06e5ff
  5. #52edff

Shades

#00a5b8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a5b8
  2. #0095a6
  3. #008493
  4. #007481
  5. #00636e
  6. #00535c
  7. #00424a
  8. #003237
  9. #002125
  10. #001112
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a5b8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a5b8
  2. #1aaebf
  3. #33b7c6
  4. #4dc0cd
  5. #66c9d4
  6. #80d2dc
  7. #99dbe3
  8. #b3e4ea
  9. #ccedf1
  10. #e6f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a5b8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a5b8
  2. #0da1b2
  3. #1a9ead
  4. #269aa7
  5. #3396a2
  6. #40939c
  7. #4d8f96
  8. #5a8b91
  9. #66878b
  10. #738486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #769ca5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #949eb9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #808fb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aeab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #75a1b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6498b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aab0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a5b8 {
  color: #00a5b8;
}
Background
.bg-00a5b8 {
  background-color: #00a5b8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a5b8 {
  border: 2px solid #00a5b8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a5b8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 165 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 100% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a5b8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a5b8, #0049b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a5b8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 165 184 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.24 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.62 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.62 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.26 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.62 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.66 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 11.33 #ff5a47 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#00a5b8  rgb(0, 165, 184)  hsl(186, 100%, 36%)  Bondi Blue
#b81300  rgb(184, 19, 0)  hsl(6, 100%, 36%)  Rufous
#b800a5  rgb(184, 0, 165)  hsl(306, 100%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red
#a5b800  rgb(165, 184, 0)  hsl(66, 100%, 36%)  Apple Green