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#199CBE

#199cbe ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#199cbe is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 61.18% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.84% cyan, 17.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 192.36°, with 76.74% saturation and 42.16% 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 6.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 2.42.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.277

Complementary

  1. #199cbe
  2. #be3b19

Split complementary

  1. #199cbe
  2. #be194a
  3. #be8d19

Analogous

  1. #19be8d
  2. #199cbe
  3. #194abe

Triadic

  1. #199cbe
  2. #be199c
  3. #9cbe19

Tetradic

  1. #199cbe
  2. #3b19be
  3. #be3b19
  4. #9cbe19

Square

  1. #199cbe
  2. #8d19be
  3. #be3b19
  4. #4abe19

Monochromatic

  1. #072d37
  2. #10657a
  3. #199cbe
  4. #3ec3e6
  5. #82d8ee

Shades

#199cbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #199cbe
  2. #178cab
  3. #147d98
  4. #126d85
  5. #0f5e72
  6. #0d4e5f
  7. #0a3e4c
  8. #082f39
  9. #051f26
  10. #031013
  11. #000000

Tints

#199cbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #199cbe
  2. #30a6c5
  3. #47b0cb
  4. #5ebad2
  5. #75c4d8
  6. #8ccedf
  7. #a3d7e5
  8. #bae1ec
  9. #d1ebf2
  10. #e8f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#199cbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #199cbe
  2. #2399b8
  3. #2e96b2
  4. #3894ab
  5. #4291a5
  6. #4d8e9f
  7. #578b99
  8. #618893
  9. #6b868c
  10. #768386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7395a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8898c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7389be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a7a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d9abf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c91be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a3b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-199cbe {
  color: #199cbe;
}
Background
.bg-199cbe {
  background-color: #199cbe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-199cbe {
  border: 2px solid #199cbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #199cbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 156 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-199cbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #199cbe, #194abe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-199cbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 156 190 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 2.42 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.42 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.82 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.38 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.95 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 11.04 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 12.31 #e66341 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#199cbe  rgb(25, 156, 190)  hsl(192, 77%, 42%)  Bondi Blue
#be3b19  rgb(190, 59, 25)  hsl(12, 77%, 42%)  Rust
#be199c  rgb(190, 25, 156)  hsl(312, 77%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#9cbe19  rgb(156, 190, 25)  hsl(72, 77%, 42%)  Apple Green