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#189ECB

#189ecb ≈ Bondi Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#189ecb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 61.96% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.18% cyan, 22.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 195.08°, with 78.85% saturation and 44.51% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 4.91.

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Relative luminance0.2896

Complementary

  1. #189ecb
  2. #cb4518

Split complementary

  1. #189ecb
  2. #cb1845
  3. #cb9e18

Analogous

  1. #18cb9e
  2. #189ecb
  3. #1845cb

Triadic

  1. #189ecb
  2. #cb189e
  3. #9ecb18

Tetradic

  1. #189ecb
  2. #4518cb
  3. #cb4518
  4. #9ecb18

Square

  1. #189ecb
  2. #9e18cb
  3. #cb4518
  4. #45cb18

Monochromatic

  1. #083442
  2. #106987
  3. #189ecb
  4. #46c0e9
  5. #8bd7f1

Shades

#189ecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #189ecb
  2. #168eb7
  3. #137ea2
  4. #116f8e
  5. #0e5f7a
  6. #0c4f66
  7. #0a3f51
  8. #072f3d
  9. #052029
  10. #021014
  11. #000000

Tints

#189ecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #189ecb
  2. #2fa8d0
  3. #46b1d5
  4. #5dbbdb
  5. #74c5e0
  6. #8ccfe5
  7. #a3d8ea
  8. #bae2ef
  9. #d1ecf5
  10. #e8f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#189ecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #189ecb
  2. #229bc4
  3. #2d98bc
  4. #3795b5
  5. #4292ad
  6. #4c8fa6
  7. #568c9e
  8. #618997
  9. #6b868f
  10. #768388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7597ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #869bcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #708cca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00abad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b9ccc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5993cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a6ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-189ecb {
  color: #189ecb;
}
Background
.bg-189ecb {
  background-color: #189ecb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-189ecb {
  border: 2px solid #189ecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #189ecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 158 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 79% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-189ecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #189ecb, #1845cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-189ecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 158 203 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 4.91 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.13 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.13 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.93 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.14 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.12 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 11.50 #e76134 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#189ecb  rgb(24, 158, 203)  hsl(195, 79%, 45%)  Bondi Blue
#cb4518  rgb(203, 69, 24)  hsl(15, 79%, 45%)  Sinopia
#cb189e  rgb(203, 24, 158)  hsl(315, 79%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#9ecb18  rgb(158, 203, 24)  hsl(75, 79%, 45%)  Yellow Green