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#189FBD

#189fbd ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#189fbd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 62.35% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.3% cyan, 15.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 190.91°, with 77.46% saturation and 41.76% 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 6.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 3.43.

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Relative luminance0.2866

Complementary

  1. #189fbd
  2. #bd3618

Split complementary

  1. #189fbd
  2. #bd184c
  3. #bd8818

Analogous

  1. #18bd88
  2. #189fbd
  3. #184cbd

Triadic

  1. #189fbd
  2. #bd189f
  3. #9fbd18

Tetradic

  1. #189fbd
  2. #3618bd
  3. #bd3618
  4. #9fbd18

Square

  1. #189fbd
  2. #8818bd
  3. #bd3618
  4. #4cbd18

Monochromatic

  1. #072d35
  2. #0f6679
  3. #189fbd
  4. #3bc7e6
  5. #7fdaef

Shades

#189fbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #189fbd
  2. #168faa
  3. #137f97
  4. #116f84
  5. #0e5f71
  6. #0c505f
  7. #0a404c
  8. #073039
  9. #052026
  10. #021013
  11. #000000

Tints

#189fbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #189fbd
  2. #2fa9c4
  3. #46b2ca
  4. #5dbcd1
  5. #74c5d7
  6. #8ccfde
  7. #a3d9e5
  8. #bae2eb
  9. #d1ecf2
  10. #e8f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#189fbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #189fbd
  2. #229cb7
  3. #2d99b1
  4. #3796ab
  5. #4293a5
  6. #4c909f
  7. #568c98
  8. #618992
  9. #6b868c
  10. #768386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7497a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c9abf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #778bbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a9a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #709cbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f94bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a5b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-189fbd {
  color: #189fbd;
}
Background
.bg-189fbd {
  background-color: #189fbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-189fbd {
  border: 2px solid #189fbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #189fbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 159 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-189fbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #189fbd, #184cbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-189fbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 159 189 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 3.43 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.39 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.88 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.95 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.53 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.67 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 12.54 #e76042 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#189fbd  rgb(24, 159, 189)  hsl(191, 77%, 42%)  Bondi Blue
#bd3618  rgb(189, 54, 24)  hsl(11, 77%, 42%)  Rust
#bd189f  rgb(189, 24, 159)  hsl(311, 77%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#9fbd18  rgb(159, 189, 24)  hsl(71, 77%, 42%)  Apple Green