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#189FCC

#189fcc ≈ Bondi Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#189fcc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 62.35% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.24% cyan, 22.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 195°, with 78.95% saturation and 44.71% 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 6.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 5.07.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.2935

Complementary

  1. #189fcc
  2. #cc4518

Split complementary

  1. #189fcc
  2. #cc1845
  3. #cc9f18

Analogous

  1. #18cc9f
  2. #189fcc
  3. #1845cc

Triadic

  1. #189fcc
  2. #cc189f
  3. #9fcc18

Tetradic

  1. #189fcc
  2. #4518cc
  3. #cc4518
  4. #9fcc18

Square

  1. #189fcc
  2. #9f18cc
  3. #cc4518
  4. #45cc18

Monochromatic

  1. #083443
  2. #106a88
  3. #189fcc
  4. #47c1e9
  5. #8cd8f1

Shades

#189fcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #189fcc
  2. #168fb8
  3. #137fa3
  4. #116f8f
  5. #0e5f7a
  6. #0c5066
  7. #0a4052
  8. #07303d
  9. #052029
  10. #021014
  11. #000000

Tints

#189fcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #189fcc
  2. #2fa9d1
  3. #46b2d6
  4. #5dbcdb
  5. #74c5e0
  6. #8ccfe6
  7. #a3d9eb
  8. #bae2f0
  9. #d1ecf5
  10. #e8f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#189fcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #189fcc
  2. #229cc4
  3. #2d99bd
  4. #3796b5
  5. #4293ae
  6. #4c90a6
  7. #568c9e
  8. #618997
  9. #6b868f
  10. #768388
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7698ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #879cce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #718dcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00acae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c9dcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a94cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a7bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-189fcc {
  color: #189fcc;
}
Background
.bg-189fcc {
  background-color: #189fcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-189fcc {
  border: 2px solid #189fcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #189fcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 159 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 79% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-189fcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #189fcc, #1845cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-189fcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 159 204 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.07 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.13 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.00 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.86 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.36 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.84 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 11.77 #e76033 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#189fcc  rgb(24, 159, 204)  hsl(195, 79%, 45%)  Bondi Blue
#cc4518  rgb(204, 69, 24)  hsl(15, 79%, 45%)  Sinopia
#cc189f  rgb(204, 24, 159)  hsl(315, 79%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#9fcc18  rgb(159, 204, 24)  hsl(75, 79%, 45%)  Yellow Green