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#1997BC

#1997bc ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1997bc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.7% cyan, 19.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 193.62°, with 76.53% saturation and 41.76% 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 6.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 1.84.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.2597

Complementary

  1. #1997bc
  2. #bc3e19

Split complementary

  1. #1997bc
  2. #bc1945
  3. #bc8f19

Analogous

  1. #19bc8f
  2. #1997bc
  3. #1945bc

Triadic

  1. #1997bc
  2. #bc1997
  3. #97bc19

Tetradic

  1. #1997bc
  2. #3e19bc
  3. #bc3e19
  4. #97bc19

Square

  1. #1997bc
  2. #8f19bc
  3. #bc3e19
  4. #45bc19

Monochromatic

  1. #072b35
  2. #106178
  3. #1997bc
  4. #3cbfe5
  5. #80d5ee

Shades

#1997bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1997bc
  2. #1788a9
  3. #147996
  4. #126a84
  5. #0f5b71
  6. #0d4c5e
  7. #0a3c4b
  8. #082d38
  9. #051e26
  10. #030f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#1997bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1997bc
  2. #30a1c3
  3. #47acc9
  4. #5eb6d0
  5. #75c1d7
  6. #8ccbde
  7. #a3d5e4
  8. #bae0eb
  9. #d1eaf2
  10. #e8f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1997bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1997bc
  2. #2395b6
  3. #2e92b0
  4. #3890aa
  5. #428ea4
  6. #4d8c9e
  7. #578998
  8. #618792
  9. #6b858c
  10. #768286
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f90a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8294be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e85bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a2a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6895bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #588dbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009eae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1997bc {
  color: #1997bc;
}
Background
.bg-1997bc {
  background-color: #1997bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1997bc {
  border: 2px solid #1997bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1997bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 151 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1997bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1997bc, #1945bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1997bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 151 188 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 1.84 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.11 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.33 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.20 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 10.45 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.87 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.87 #e66843 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#1997bc  rgb(25, 151, 188)  hsl(194, 77%, 42%)  Bondi Blue
#bc3e19  rgb(188, 62, 25)  hsl(14, 77%, 42%)  Rust
#bc1997  rgb(188, 25, 151)  hsl(314, 77%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#97bc19  rgb(151, 188, 25)  hsl(74, 77%, 42%)  Apple Green