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#1990BC

#1990bc ≈ Bondi Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1990bc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 56.47% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.7% cyan, 23.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 196.2°, with 76.53% saturation and 41.76% 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 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 4.44.

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Relative luminance0.2378

Complementary

  1. #1990bc
  2. #bc4519

Split complementary

  1. #1990bc
  2. #bc193e
  3. #bc9619

Analogous

  1. #19bc96
  2. #1990bc
  3. #193ebc

Triadic

  1. #1990bc
  2. #bc1990
  3. #90bc19

Tetradic

  1. #1990bc
  2. #4519bc
  3. #bc4519
  4. #90bc19

Square

  1. #1990bc
  2. #9619bc
  3. #bc4519
  4. #3ebc19

Monochromatic

  1. #072935
  2. #105c78
  3. #1990bc
  4. #3cb8e5
  5. #80d0ee

Shades

#1990bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1990bc
  2. #1782a9
  3. #147396
  4. #126584
  5. #0f5671
  6. #0d485e
  7. #0a3a4b
  8. #082b38
  9. #051d26
  10. #030e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#1990bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1990bc
  2. #309bc3
  3. #47a6c9
  4. #5eb1d0
  5. #75bcd7
  6. #8cc8de
  7. #a3d3e4
  8. #badeeb
  9. #d1e9f2
  10. #e8f4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1990bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1990bc
  2. #238eb6
  3. #2e8db0
  4. #388baa
  5. #428aa4
  6. #4d889e
  7. #578698
  8. #618592
  9. #6b838c
  10. #768286
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b8a9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #798ebe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6580bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009c9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #618fbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5186bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0097ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1990bc {
  color: #1990bc;
}
Background
.bg-1990bc {
  background-color: #1990bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1990bc {
  border: 2px solid #1990bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1990bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 144 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1990bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1990bc, #193ebc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1990bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 144 188 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 4.44 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.69 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.75 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.88 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.96 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 10.66 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.91 #e66f43 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#1990bc  rgb(25, 144, 188)  hsl(196, 77%, 42%)  Bondi Blue
#bc4519  rgb(188, 69, 25)  hsl(16, 77%, 42%)  Rust
#bc1990  rgb(188, 25, 144)  hsl(316, 77%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#90bc19  rgb(144, 188, 25)  hsl(76, 77%, 42%)  Apple Green