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#1998BB

#1998bb ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1998bb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 59.61% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.63% cyan, 18.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 192.96°, with 76.42% saturation and 41.57% 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 6.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 1.48.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.2625

Complementary

  1. #1998bb
  2. #bb3c19

Split complementary

  1. #1998bb
  2. #bb1947
  3. #bb8d19

Analogous

  1. #19bb8d
  2. #1998bb
  3. #1947bb

Triadic

  1. #1998bb
  2. #bb1998
  3. #98bb19

Tetradic

  1. #1998bb
  2. #3c19bb
  3. #bb3c19
  4. #98bb19

Square

  1. #1998bb
  2. #8d19bb
  3. #bb3c19
  4. #47bb19

Monochromatic

  1. #072a34
  2. #106178
  3. #1998bb
  4. #3cc0e5
  5. #7fd6ee

Shades

#1998bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1998bb
  2. #1789a8
  3. #147a96
  4. #126a83
  5. #0f5b70
  6. #0d4c5e
  7. #0a3d4b
  8. #082e38
  9. #051e25
  10. #030f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#1998bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1998bb
  2. #30a2c2
  3. #47adc9
  4. #5eb7cf
  5. #75c1d6
  6. #8cccdd
  7. #a3d6e4
  8. #bae0eb
  9. #d1eaf1
  10. #e8f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1998bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1998bb
  2. #2396b5
  3. #2e93af
  4. #3891a9
  5. #428ea3
  6. #4d8c9e
  7. #578a98
  8. #618792
  9. #6b858c
  10. #768286
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7091a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8494bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7086bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a3a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6996bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #598dbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009fad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1998bb {
  color: #1998bb;
}
Background
.bg-1998bb {
  background-color: #1998bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1998bb {
  border: 2px solid #1998bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1998bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 152 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 76% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1998bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1998bb, #1947bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1998bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 152 187 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 1.48 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.50 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.76 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.07 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 10.96 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.13 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 11.50 #e66744 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#1998bb  rgb(25, 152, 187)  hsl(193, 76%, 42%)  Bondi Blue
#bb3c19  rgb(187, 60, 25)  hsl(13, 76%, 42%)  Rust
#bb1998  rgb(187, 25, 152)  hsl(313, 76%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#98bb19  rgb(152, 187, 25)  hsl(73, 76%, 42%)  Apple Green