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#1997B4

#1997b4 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1997b4 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 59.22% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.11% cyan, 16.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 191.23°, with 75.61% saturation and 40.2% 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 6.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 1.38.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.2564

Complementary

  1. #1997b4
  2. #b43619

Split complementary

  1. #1997b4
  2. #b41949
  3. #b48419

Analogous

  1. #19b484
  2. #1997b4
  3. #1949b4

Triadic

  1. #1997b4
  2. #b41997
  3. #97b419

Tetradic

  1. #1997b4
  2. #3619b4
  3. #b43619
  4. #97b419

Square

  1. #1997b4
  2. #8419b4
  3. #b43619
  4. #49b419

Monochromatic

  1. #06262e
  2. #105f71
  3. #1997b4
  4. #36c3e3
  5. #7ad7ec

Shades

#1997b4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1997b4
  2. #1788a2
  3. #147990
  4. #126a7e
  5. #0f5b6c
  6. #0d4c5a
  7. #0a3c48
  8. #082d36
  9. #051e24
  10. #030f12
  11. #000000

Tints

#1997b4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1997b4
  2. #30a1bc
  3. #47acc3
  4. #5eb6cb
  5. #75c1d2
  6. #8ccbda
  7. #a3d5e1
  8. #bae0e9
  9. #d1eaf0
  10. #e8f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1997b4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1997b4
  2. #2395af
  3. #2e92aa
  4. #3890a4
  5. #428e9f
  6. #4d8c9a
  7. #578995
  8. #618790
  9. #6b858a
  10. #768285
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f909d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8593b6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7184b4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a1a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a94b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a8cb4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009da9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1997b4 {
  color: #1997b4;
}
Background
.bg-1997b4 {
  background-color: #1997b4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1997b4 {
  border: 2px solid #1997b4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1997b4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 151 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 76% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1997b4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1997b4, #1949b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1997b4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 151 180 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 1.38 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.22 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.70 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.09 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.49 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 11.44 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 12.17 #e6684b Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#1997b4  rgb(25, 151, 180)  hsl(191, 76%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#b43619  rgb(180, 54, 25)  hsl(11, 76%, 40%)  Rust
#b41997  rgb(180, 25, 151)  hsl(311, 76%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#97b419  rgb(151, 180, 25)  hsl(71, 76%, 40%)  Apple Green