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#1697BB

#1697bb ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1697bb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 59.22% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.24% cyan, 19.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 193.09°, with 78.95% saturation and 40.98% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 1.48.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.2589

Complementary

  1. #1697bb
  2. #bb3a16

Split complementary

  1. #1697bb
  2. #bb1645
  3. #bb8c16

Analogous

  1. #16bb8c
  2. #1697bb
  3. #1645bb

Triadic

  1. #1697bb
  2. #bb1697
  3. #97bb16

Tetradic

  1. #1697bb
  2. #3a16bb
  3. #bb3a16
  4. #97bb16

Square

  1. #1697bb
  2. #8c16bb
  3. #bb3a16
  4. #45bb16

Monochromatic

  1. #062832
  2. #0e6077
  3. #1697bb
  4. #36c1e7
  5. #7bd6ef

Shades

#1697bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1697bb
  2. #1488a8
  3. #127996
  4. #0f6a83
  5. #0d5b70
  6. #0b4c5e
  7. #093c4b
  8. #072d38
  9. #041e25
  10. #020f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#1697bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1697bb
  2. #2da1c2
  3. #45acc9
  4. #5cb6cf
  5. #73c1d6
  6. #8bcbdd
  7. #a2d5e4
  8. #b9e0eb
  9. #d0eaf1
  10. #e8f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1697bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1697bb
  2. #2195b5
  3. #2b92af
  4. #3690a9
  5. #408ea3
  6. #4b8c9e
  7. #568998
  8. #608792
  9. #6b858c
  10. #758286
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f90a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8393bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e85bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a2a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6895bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #588cbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009ead ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1697bb {
  color: #1697bb;
}
Background
.bg-1697bb {
  background-color: #1697bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1697bb {
  border: 2px solid #1697bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1697bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 151 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1697bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1697bb, #1645bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1697bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 151 187 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 1.48 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.29 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.67 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.30 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 10.55 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 11.14 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.15 #e96844 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#1697bb  rgb(22, 151, 187)  hsl(193, 79%, 41%)  Bondi Blue
#bb3a16  rgb(187, 58, 22)  hsl(13, 79%, 41%)  Rust
#bb1697  rgb(187, 22, 151)  hsl(313, 79%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#97bb16  rgb(151, 187, 22)  hsl(73, 79%, 41%)  Apple Green