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#189ABC

#189abc ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#189abc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 60.39% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.23% cyan, 18.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 192.44°, with 77.36% saturation and 41.57% 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 6.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 1.81.

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Relative luminance0.2694

Complementary

  1. #189abc
  2. #bc3a18

Split complementary

  1. #189abc
  2. #bc1848
  3. #bc8c18

Analogous

  1. #18bc8c
  2. #189abc
  3. #1848bc

Triadic

  1. #189abc
  2. #bc189a
  3. #9abc18

Tetradic

  1. #189abc
  2. #3a18bc
  3. #bc3a18
  4. #9abc18

Square

  1. #189abc
  2. #8c18bc
  3. #bc3a18
  4. #48bc18

Monochromatic

  1. #072b34
  2. #0f6278
  3. #189abc
  4. #3bc2e6
  5. #7ed7ef

Shades

#189abc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #189abc
  2. #168ba9
  3. #137b96
  4. #116c84
  5. #0e5c71
  6. #0c4d5e
  7. #0a3e4b
  8. #072e38
  9. #051f26
  10. #020f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#189abc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #189abc
  2. #2fa4c3
  3. #46aec9
  4. #5db8d0
  5. #74c2d7
  6. #8ccdde
  7. #a3d7e4
  8. #bae1eb
  9. #d1ebf2
  10. #e8f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#189abc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #189abc
  2. #2297b6
  3. #2d95b0
  4. #3792aa
  5. #4290a4
  6. #4c8d9e
  7. #568a98
  8. #618892
  9. #6b858c
  10. #768386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7193a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8696be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7287bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a5a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b98bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b8fbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a0af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-189abc {
  color: #189abc;
}
Background
.bg-189abc {
  background-color: #189abc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-189abc {
  border: 2px solid #189abc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #189abc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 154 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-189abc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #189abc, #1848bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-189abc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 154 188 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 1.81 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.77 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.93 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.01 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 11.15 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.16 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 11.70 #e76543 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#189abc  rgb(24, 154, 188)  hsl(192, 77%, 42%)  Bondi Blue
#bc3a18  rgb(188, 58, 24)  hsl(12, 77%, 42%)  Rust
#bc189a  rgb(188, 24, 154)  hsl(312, 77%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#9abc18  rgb(154, 188, 24)  hsl(72, 77%, 42%)  Apple Green