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#1A8CB6

#1a8cb6 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1a8cb6 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.2% red, 54.9% green and 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.71% cyan, 23.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 196.15°, with 75% saturation and 40.78% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 4.76.

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Relative luminance0.2235

Complementary

  1. #1a8cb6
  2. #b6441a

Split complementary

  1. #1a8cb6
  2. #b61a3e
  3. #b6921a

Analogous

  1. #1ab692
  2. #1a8cb6
  3. #1a3eb6

Triadic

  1. #1a8cb6
  2. #b61a8c
  3. #8cb61a

Tetradic

  1. #1a8cb6
  2. #441ab6
  3. #b6441a
  4. #8cb61a

Square

  1. #1a8cb6
  2. #921ab6
  3. #b6441a
  4. #3eb61a

Monochromatic

  1. #072530
  2. #105973
  3. #1a8cb6
  4. #3ab5e3
  5. #7dceec

Shades

#1a8cb6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1a8cb6
  2. #177ea4
  3. #157092
  4. #12627f
  5. #10546d
  6. #0d465b
  7. #0a3849
  8. #082a37
  9. #051c24
  10. #030e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#1a8cb6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1a8cb6
  2. #3198bd
  3. #48a3c5
  4. #5fafcc
  5. #76bad3
  6. #8dc6db
  7. #a3d1e2
  8. #badde9
  9. #d1e8f0
  10. #e8f4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1a8cb6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1a8cb6
  2. #248bb1
  3. #2e8aab
  4. #3988a6
  5. #4387a0
  6. #4d869b
  7. #578596
  8. #618490
  9. #6c828b
  10. #768185
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #68869a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #768ab8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #627cb5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00989a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f8bb7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f83b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0093a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1a8cb6 {
  color: #1a8cb6;
}
Background
.bg-1a8cb6 {
  background-color: #1a8cb6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1a8cb6 {
  border: 2px solid #1a8cb6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1a8cb6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 26 140 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 75% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1a8cb6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a8cb6, #1a3eb6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1a8cb6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(26 140 182 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 4.76 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.39 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.44 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.42 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.06 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 10.65 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 10.87 #e57349 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#1a8cb6  rgb(26, 140, 182)  hsl(196, 75%, 41%)  Bondi Blue
#b6441a  rgb(182, 68, 26)  hsl(16, 75%, 41%)  Rust
#b61a8c  rgb(182, 26, 140)  hsl(316, 75%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#8cb61a  rgb(140, 182, 26)  hsl(76, 75%, 41%)  Apple Green