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#198AAA

#198aaa ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#198aaa is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 54.12% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.29% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 193.24°, with 74.36% saturation and 38.24% 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.2129

Complementary

  1. #198aaa
  2. #aa3919

Split complementary

  1. #198aaa
  2. #aa1942
  3. #aa8219

Analogous

  1. #19aa82
  2. #198aaa
  3. #1942aa

Triadic

  1. #198aaa
  2. #aa198a
  3. #8aaa19

Tetradic

  1. #198aaa
  2. #3919aa
  3. #aa3919
  4. #8aaa19

Square

  1. #198aaa
  2. #8219aa
  3. #aa3919
  4. #42aa19

Monochromatic

  1. #051e25
  2. #0f5467
  3. #198aaa
  4. #2fb9e0
  5. #72d0ea

Shades

#198aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #198aaa
  2. #177c99
  3. #146e88
  4. #126177
  5. #0f5366
  6. #0d4555
  7. #0a3744
  8. #082933
  9. #051c22
  10. #030e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#198aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #198aaa
  2. #3096b3
  3. #47a1bb
  4. #5eadc4
  5. #75b9cc
  6. #8cc5d5
  7. #a3d0dd
  8. #badce6
  9. #d1e8ee
  10. #e8f3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#198aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #198aaa
  2. #2389a6
  3. #2e88a2
  4. #38879d
  5. #428699
  6. #4d8595
  7. #578491
  8. #61838d
  9. #6b8288
  10. #768184
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #668492 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7887ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6579aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009494 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6088ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5180aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00909e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-198aaa {
  color: #198aaa;
}
Background
.bg-198aaa {
  background-color: #198aaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-198aaa {
  border: 2px solid #198aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #198aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 138 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 74% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-198aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #198aaa, #1942aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-198aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 138 170 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 3.79 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.90 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.54 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.51 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.60 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.54 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 12.59 #e67555 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#198aaa  rgb(25, 138, 170)  hsl(193, 74%, 38%)  Bondi Blue
#aa3919  rgb(170, 57, 25)  hsl(13, 74%, 38%)  Rufous
#aa198a  rgb(170, 25, 138)  hsl(313, 74%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#8aaa19  rgb(138, 170, 25)  hsl(73, 74%, 38%)  Apple Green