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#1496BB

#1496bb ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1496bb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 58.82% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.3% cyan, 19.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 193.29°, with 80.68% saturation and 40.59% 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 6.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 1.64.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.2555

Complementary

  1. #1496bb
  2. #bb3914

Split complementary

  1. #1496bb
  2. #bb1443
  3. #bb8c14

Analogous

  1. #14bb8c
  2. #1496bb
  3. #1443bb

Triadic

  1. #1496bb
  2. #bb1496
  3. #96bb14

Tetradic

  1. #1496bb
  2. #3914bb
  3. #bb3914
  4. #96bb14

Square

  1. #1496bb
  2. #8c14bb
  3. #bb3914
  4. #43bb14

Monochromatic

  1. #052731
  2. #0d5f76
  3. #1496bb
  4. #32c1e9
  5. #77d6f1

Shades

#1496bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1496bb
  2. #1287a8
  3. #107896
  4. #0e6983
  5. #0c5a70
  6. #0a4b5e
  7. #083c4b
  8. #062d38
  9. #041e25
  10. #020f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#1496bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1496bb
  2. #2ca1c2
  3. #43abc9
  4. #5bb6cf
  5. #72c0d6
  6. #8acbdd
  7. #a1d5e4
  8. #b9e0eb
  9. #d0eaf1
  10. #e8f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1496bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1496bb
  2. #1f94b5
  3. #2a92af
  4. #348fa9
  5. #3f8da3
  6. #4a8b9e
  7. #558998
  8. #608792
  9. #6a848c
  10. #758286
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e8fa0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8193bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d84bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a1a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6794bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #568cbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009dad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1496bb {
  color: #1496bb;
}
Background
.bg-1496bb {
  background-color: #1496bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1496bb {
  border: 2px solid #1496bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1496bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 150 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 81% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1496bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1496bb, #1443bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1496bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 150 187 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 1.64 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.07 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.58 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.52 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 10.14 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.76 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.15 #eb6944 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#1496bb  rgb(20, 150, 187)  hsl(193, 81%, 41%)  Bondi Blue
#bb3914  rgb(187, 57, 20)  hsl(13, 81%, 41%)  Rust
#bb1496  rgb(187, 20, 150)  hsl(313, 81%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#96bb14  rgb(150, 187, 20)  hsl(73, 81%, 41%)  Apple Green