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#1499BC

#1499bc ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1499bc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 60% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.36% cyan, 18.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 192.5°, with 80.77% saturation and 40.78% 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 6.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 1.61.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.2656

Complementary

  1. #1499bc
  2. #bc3714

Split complementary

  1. #1499bc
  2. #bc1445
  3. #bc8b14

Analogous

  1. #14bc8b
  2. #1499bc
  3. #1445bc

Triadic

  1. #1499bc
  2. #bc1499
  3. #99bc14

Tetradic

  1. #1499bc
  2. #3714bc
  3. #bc3714
  4. #99bc14

Square

  1. #1499bc
  2. #8b14bc
  3. #bc3714
  4. #45bc14

Monochromatic

  1. #052832
  2. #0d6177
  3. #1499bc
  4. #33c3e9
  5. #78d8f1

Shades

#1499bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1499bc
  2. #128aa9
  3. #107a96
  4. #0e6b84
  5. #0c5c71
  6. #0a4d5e
  7. #083d4b
  8. #062e38
  9. #041f26
  10. #020f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#1499bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1499bc
  2. #2ca3c3
  3. #43adc9
  4. #5bb8d0
  5. #72c2d7
  6. #8accde
  7. #a1d6e4
  8. #b9e0eb
  9. #d0ebf2
  10. #e8f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1499bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1499bc
  2. #1f97b6
  3. #2a94b0
  4. #3492aa
  5. #3f8fa4
  6. #4a8d9e
  7. #558a98
  8. #608892
  9. #6a858c
  10. #758386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7092a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8595be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7086bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a4a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a97bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #598ebc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a0ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1499bc {
  color: #1499bc;
}
Background
.bg-1499bc {
  background-color: #1499bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1499bc {
  border: 2px solid #1499bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1499bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 153 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 81% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1499bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1499bc, #1445bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1499bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 153 188 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 1.61 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.80 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.84 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.00 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.17 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 11.29 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 11.49 #eb6643 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#1499bc  rgb(20, 153, 188)  hsl(193, 81%, 41%)  Bondi Blue
#bc3714  rgb(188, 55, 20)  hsl(13, 81%, 41%)  Rust
#bc1499  rgb(188, 20, 153)  hsl(313, 81%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#99bc14  rgb(153, 188, 20)  hsl(73, 81%, 41%)  Apple Green