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#189EBC

#189ebc ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#189ebc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 61.96% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.23% cyan, 15.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 190.98°, 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 6.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 3.12.

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Relative luminance0.2828

Complementary

  1. #189ebc
  2. #bc3618

Split complementary

  1. #189ebc
  2. #bc184c
  3. #bc8818

Analogous

  1. #18bc88
  2. #189ebc
  3. #184cbc

Triadic

  1. #189ebc
  2. #bc189e
  3. #9ebc18

Tetradic

  1. #189ebc
  2. #3618bc
  3. #bc3618
  4. #9ebc18

Square

  1. #189ebc
  2. #8818bc
  3. #bc3618
  4. #4cbc18

Monochromatic

  1. #072c34
  2. #0f6578
  3. #189ebc
  4. #3bc7e6
  5. #7edaef

Shades

#189ebc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #189ebc
  2. #168ea9
  3. #137e96
  4. #116f84
  5. #0e5f71
  6. #0c4f5e
  7. #0a3f4b
  8. #072f38
  9. #052026
  10. #021013
  11. #000000

Tints

#189ebc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #189ebc
  2. #2fa8c3
  3. #46b1c9
  4. #5dbbd0
  5. #74c5d7
  6. #8ccfde
  7. #a3d8e4
  8. #bae2eb
  9. #d1ecf2
  10. #e8f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#189ebc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #189ebc
  2. #229bb6
  3. #2d98b0
  4. #3795aa
  5. #4292a4
  6. #4c8f9e
  7. #568c98
  8. #618992
  9. #6b868c
  10. #768386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7496a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b99be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #778bbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a8a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f9bbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f93bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a4b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-189ebc {
  color: #189ebc;
}
Background
.bg-189ebc {
  background-color: #189ebc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-189ebc {
  border: 2px solid #189ebc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #189ebc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 158 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-189ebc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #189ebc, #184cbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-189ebc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 158 188 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 3.12 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.51 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.90 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.95 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.33 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.73 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 12.75 #e76143 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#189ebc  rgb(24, 158, 188)  hsl(191, 77%, 42%)  Bondi Blue
#bc3618  rgb(188, 54, 24)  hsl(11, 77%, 42%)  Rust
#bc189e  rgb(188, 24, 158)  hsl(311, 77%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#9ebc18  rgb(158, 188, 24)  hsl(71, 77%, 42%)  Apple Green