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#1998BF

#1998bf ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1998bf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.91% cyan, 20.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 194.1°, with 76.85% saturation and 42.35% 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 6.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 2.52.

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Relative luminance0.2642

Complementary

  1. #1998bf
  2. #bf4019

Split complementary

  1. #1998bf
  2. #bf1945
  3. #bf9319

Analogous

  1. #19bf93
  2. #1998bf
  3. #1945bf

Triadic

  1. #1998bf
  2. #bf1998
  3. #98bf19

Tetradic

  1. #1998bf
  2. #4019bf
  3. #bf4019
  4. #98bf19

Square

  1. #1998bf
  2. #9319bf
  3. #bf4019
  4. #45bf19

Monochromatic

  1. #072c38
  2. #10627b
  3. #1998bf
  4. #3fbfe6
  5. #82d5ef

Shades

#1998bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1998bf
  2. #1789ac
  3. #147a99
  4. #126a86
  5. #0f5b73
  6. #0d4c60
  7. #0a3d4c
  8. #082e39
  9. #051e26
  10. #030f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#1998bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1998bf
  2. #30a2c5
  3. #47adcc
  4. #5eb7d2
  5. #75c1d9
  6. #8cccdf
  7. #a3d6e5
  8. #bae0ec
  9. #d1eaf2
  10. #e8f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1998bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1998bf
  2. #2396b9
  3. #2e93b2
  4. #3891ac
  5. #428ea6
  6. #4d8ca0
  7. #578a99
  8. #618793
  9. #6b858d
  10. #768286
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7091a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8395c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e86bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a3a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6896c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #588ebf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009fb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1998bf {
  color: #1998bf;
}
Background
.bg-1998bf {
  background-color: #1998bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1998bf {
  border: 2px solid #1998bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1998bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 152 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1998bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1998bf, #1945bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1998bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 152 191 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 2.52 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.75 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.12 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.98 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.40 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 10.63 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.75 #e66740 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#1998bf  rgb(25, 152, 191)  hsl(194, 77%, 42%)  Bondi Blue
#bf4019  rgb(191, 64, 25)  hsl(14, 77%, 42%)  Rust
#bf1998  rgb(191, 25, 152)  hsl(314, 77%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#98bf19  rgb(152, 191, 25)  hsl(74, 77%, 42%)  Apple Green