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#00A8CB

#00a8cb ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#00a8cb is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 65.88% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 17.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 190.34°, with 100% saturation and 39.8% 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 7.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 5.96.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3232

Complementary

  1. #00a8cb
  2. #cb2300

Split complementary

  1. #00a8cb
  2. #cb0043
  3. #cb8800

Analogous

  1. #00cb88
  2. #00a8cb
  3. #0043cb

Triadic

  1. #00a8cb
  2. #cb00a8
  3. #a8cb00

Tetradic

  1. #00a8cb
  2. #2300cb
  3. #cb2300
  4. #a8cb00

Square

  1. #00a8cb
  2. #8800cb
  3. #cb2300
  4. #43cb00

Monochromatic

  1. #002932
  2. #00697e
  3. #00a8cb
  4. #18d7ff
  5. #65e4ff

Shades

#00a8cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a8cb
  2. #0097b7
  3. #0086a2
  4. #00768e
  5. #00657a
  6. #005466
  7. #004351
  8. #00323d
  9. #002229
  10. #001114
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a8cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a8cb
  2. #1ab1d0
  3. #33b9d5
  4. #4dc2db
  5. #66cbe0
  6. #80d4e5
  7. #99dcea
  8. #b3e5ef
  9. #cceef5
  10. #e6f6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a8cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a8cb
  2. #0da4c4
  3. #1aa0bc
  4. #269cb5
  5. #3398ad
  6. #4094a6
  7. #4d909e
  8. #5a8c97
  9. #66888f
  10. #738488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7aa0b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #93a3cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c93cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b3b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #74a5cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #619ccb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00afbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a8cb {
  color: #00a8cb;
}
Background
.bg-00a8cb {
  background-color: #00a8cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a8cb {
  border: 2px solid #00a8cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a8cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 168 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a8cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a8cb, #0043cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a8cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 168 203 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.96 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.72 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.42 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.86 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.91 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 11.33 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 12.20 #ff5734 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#00a8cb  rgb(0, 168, 203)  hsl(190, 100%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#cb2300  rgb(203, 35, 0)  hsl(10, 100%, 40%)  Rosso Corsa
#cb00a8  rgb(203, 0, 168)  hsl(310, 100%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#a8cb00  rgb(168, 203, 0)  hsl(70, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green