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#00A8BF

#00a8bf ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a8bf is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 65.88% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 12.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 187.23°, 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 7.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 7.07.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3177

Complementary

  1. #00a8bf
  2. #bf1700

Split complementary

  1. #00a8bf
  2. #bf0048
  3. #bf7700

Analogous

  1. #00bf77
  2. #00a8bf
  3. #0048bf

Triadic

  1. #00a8bf
  2. #bf00a8
  3. #a8bf00

Tetradic

  1. #00a8bf
  2. #1700bf
  3. #bf1700
  4. #a8bf00

Square

  1. #00a8bf
  2. #7700bf
  3. #bf1700
  4. #48bf00

Monochromatic

  1. #002126
  2. #006572
  3. #00a8bf
  4. #0ce2ff
  5. #59ebff

Shades

#00a8bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a8bf
  2. #0097ac
  3. #008699
  4. #007686
  5. #006573
  6. #005460
  7. #00434c
  8. #003239
  9. #002226
  10. #001113
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a8bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a8bf
  2. #1ab1c5
  3. #33b9cc
  4. #4dc2d2
  5. #66cbd9
  6. #80d4df
  7. #99dce5
  8. #b3e5ec
  9. #cceef2
  10. #e6f6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a8bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a8bf
  2. #0da4b9
  3. #1aa0b2
  4. #269cac
  5. #3398a6
  6. #4094a0
  7. #4d9099
  8. #5a8c93
  9. #66888d
  10. #738486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #799fa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96a2c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8192bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b1af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #77a4c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #659bbf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aeb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a8bf {
  color: #00a8bf;
}
Background
.bg-00a8bf {
  background-color: #00a8bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a8bf {
  border: 2px solid #00a8bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a8bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 168 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a8bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a8bf, #0048bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a8bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 168 191 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.07 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.59 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.33 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.48 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 11.39 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 11.66 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 12.58 #ff5740 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#00a8bf  rgb(0, 168, 191)  hsl(187, 100%, 37%)  Bondi Blue
#bf1700  rgb(191, 23, 0)  hsl(7, 100%, 37%)  Rosso Corsa
#bf00a8  rgb(191, 0, 168)  hsl(307, 100%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#a8bf00  rgb(168, 191, 0)  hsl(67, 100%, 37%)  Apple Green