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#00A8CD

#00a8cd ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#00a8cd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 65.88% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 18.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 190.83°, with 100% saturation and 40.2% 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 7.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 6.02.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3241

Complementary

  1. #00a8cd
  2. #cd2500

Split complementary

  1. #00a8cd
  2. #cd0042
  3. #cd8c00

Analogous

  1. #00cd8c
  2. #00a8cd
  3. #0042cd

Triadic

  1. #00a8cd
  2. #cd00a8
  3. #a8cd00

Tetradic

  1. #00a8cd
  2. #2500cd
  3. #cd2500
  4. #a8cd00

Square

  1. #00a8cd
  2. #8c00cd
  3. #cd2500
  4. #42cd00

Monochromatic

  1. #002b34
  2. #006981
  3. #00a8cd
  4. #1bd6ff
  5. #67e4ff

Shades

#00a8cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a8cd
  2. #0097b9
  3. #0086a4
  4. #007690
  5. #00657b
  6. #005467
  7. #004352
  8. #00323e
  9. #002229
  10. #001115
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a8cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a8cd
  2. #1ab1d2
  3. #33b9d7
  4. #4dc2dc
  5. #66cbe1
  6. #80d4e6
  7. #99dceb
  8. #b3e5f0
  9. #cceef5
  10. #e6f6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a8cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a8cd
  2. #0da4c5
  3. #1aa0be
  4. #269cb6
  5. #3398ae
  6. #4094a7
  7. #4d909f
  8. #5a8c97
  9. #66888f
  10. #738488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7aa0b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #92a3cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b93cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b4b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #73a5ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #619ccd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00afbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a8cd {
  color: #00a8cd;
}
Background
.bg-00a8cd {
  background-color: #00a8cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a8cd {
  border: 2px solid #00a8cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a8cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 168 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a8cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a8cd, #0042cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a8cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 168 205 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.02 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.60 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.93 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.39 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.52 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 11.82 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 12.04 #ff5732 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#00a8cd  rgb(0, 168, 205)  hsl(191, 100%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#cd2500  rgb(205, 37, 0)  hsl(11, 100%, 40%)  Rosso Corsa
#cd00a8  rgb(205, 0, 168)  hsl(311, 100%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#a8cd00  rgb(168, 205, 0)  hsl(71, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green