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#1988AB

#1988ab ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1988ab is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 53.33% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.38% cyan, 20.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 194.38°, with 74.49% saturation and 38.43% 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 4.7.

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Relative luminance0.2076

Complementary

  1. #1988ab
  2. #ab3c19

Split complementary

  1. #1988ab
  2. #ab193f
  3. #ab8519

Analogous

  1. #19ab85
  2. #1988ab
  3. #193fab

Triadic

  1. #1988ab
  2. #ab1988
  3. #88ab19

Tetradic

  1. #1988ab
  2. #3c19ab
  3. #ab3c19
  4. #88ab19

Square

  1. #1988ab
  2. #8519ab
  3. #ab3c19
  4. #3fab19

Monochromatic

  1. #051e26
  2. #0f5368
  3. #1988ab
  4. #30b6e1
  5. #73ceea

Shades

#1988ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1988ab
  2. #177a9a
  3. #146d89
  4. #125f78
  5. #0f5267
  6. #0d4456
  7. #0a3644
  8. #082933
  9. #051b22
  10. #030e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#1988ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1988ab
  2. #3094b3
  3. #47a0bc
  4. #5eacc4
  5. #75b8cd
  6. #8cc4d5
  7. #a3cfdd
  8. #badbe6
  9. #d1e7ee
  10. #e8f3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1988ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1988ab
  2. #2387a7
  3. #2e86a2
  4. #38869e
  5. #42859a
  6. #4d8496
  7. #578391
  8. #61828d
  9. #6b8289
  10. #768184
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #648292 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7585ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6278ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009294 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d86ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f7fab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008e9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1988ab {
  color: #1988ab;
}
Background
.bg-1988ab {
  background-color: #1988ab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1988ab {
  border: 2px solid #1988ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1988ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 136 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 74% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1988ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1988ab, #193fab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1988ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 136 171 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 4.70 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.70 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.11 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.31 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.52 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.33 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 12.00 #e67754 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#1988ab  rgb(25, 136, 171)  hsl(194, 74%, 38%)  Bondi Blue
#ab3c19  rgb(171, 60, 25)  hsl(14, 74%, 38%)  Rust
#ab1988  rgb(171, 25, 136)  hsl(314, 74%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#88ab19  rgb(136, 171, 25)  hsl(74, 74%, 38%)  Apple Green