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#199BBD

#199bbd ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#199bbd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 60.78% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.77% cyan, 17.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 192.44°, with 76.64% saturation and 41.96% 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 6.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 2.12.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.2732

Complementary

  1. #199bbd
  2. #bd3b19

Split complementary

  1. #199bbd
  2. #bd1949
  3. #bd8d19

Analogous

  1. #19bd8d
  2. #199bbd
  3. #1949bd

Triadic

  1. #199bbd
  2. #bd199b
  3. #9bbd19

Tetradic

  1. #199bbd
  2. #3b19bd
  3. #bd3b19
  4. #9bbd19

Square

  1. #199bbd
  2. #8d19bd
  3. #bd3b19
  4. #49bd19

Monochromatic

  1. #072c36
  2. #106479
  3. #199bbd
  4. #3dc2e5
  5. #81d8ee

Shades

#199bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #199bbd
  2. #178caa
  3. #147c97
  4. #126d84
  5. #0f5d71
  6. #0d4e5f
  7. #0a3e4c
  8. #082f39
  9. #051f26
  10. #031013
  11. #000000

Tints

#199bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #199bbd
  2. #30a5c4
  3. #47afca
  4. #5eb9d1
  5. #75c3d7
  6. #8ccdde
  7. #a3d7e5
  8. #bae1eb
  9. #d1ebf2
  10. #e8f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#199bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #199bbd
  2. #2398b7
  3. #2e96b1
  4. #3893ab
  5. #4290a5
  6. #4d8e9f
  7. #578b98
  8. #618892
  9. #6b858c
  10. #768386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7294a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8797bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7288bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a6a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c99be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b90bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a1b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-199bbd {
  color: #199bbd;
}
Background
.bg-199bbd {
  background-color: #199bbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-199bbd {
  border: 2px solid #199bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #199bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 155 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-199bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #199bbd, #1949bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-199bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 155 189 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 2.12 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.58 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.86 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.18 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.03 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 11.09 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 12.01 #e66442 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#199bbd  rgb(25, 155, 189)  hsl(192, 77%, 42%)  Bondi Blue
#bd3b19  rgb(189, 59, 25)  hsl(12, 77%, 42%)  Rust
#bd199b  rgb(189, 25, 155)  hsl(312, 77%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#9bbd19  rgb(155, 189, 25)  hsl(72, 77%, 42%)  Apple Green