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#1B8CB3

#1b8cb3 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1b8cb3 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.59% red, 54.9% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.92% cyan, 21.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 195.39°, with 73.79% saturation and 40.39% 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 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 4.09.

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Relative luminance0.2224

Complementary

  1. #1b8cb3
  2. #b3421b

Split complementary

  1. #1b8cb3
  2. #b31b40
  3. #b38e1b

Analogous

  1. #1bb38e
  2. #1b8cb3
  3. #1b40b3

Triadic

  1. #1b8cb3
  2. #b31b8c
  3. #8cb31b

Tetradic

  1. #1b8cb3
  2. #421bb3
  3. #b3421b
  4. #8cb31b

Square

  1. #1b8cb3
  2. #8e1bb3
  3. #b3421b
  4. #40b31b

Monochromatic

  1. #07242e
  2. #115871
  3. #1b8cb3
  4. #39b6e1
  5. #7ccfeb

Shades

#1b8cb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1b8cb3
  2. #187ea1
  3. #16708f
  4. #13627d
  5. #10546b
  6. #0e465a
  7. #0b3848
  8. #082a36
  9. #051c24
  10. #030e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#1b8cb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1b8cb3
  2. #3298bb
  3. #49a3c2
  4. #5fafca
  5. #76bad1
  6. #8dc6d9
  7. #a4d1e1
  8. #bbdde8
  9. #d1e8f0
  10. #e8f4f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1b8cb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1b8cb3
  2. #258bae
  3. #2f8aa9
  4. #3988a4
  5. #43879f
  6. #4e869a
  7. #588594
  8. #62848f
  9. #6c828a
  10. #768185
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #688698 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #778ab5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #647cb2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009799 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f8bb4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5083b3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0093a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1b8cb3 {
  color: #1b8cb3;
}
Background
.bg-1b8cb3 {
  background-color: #1b8cb3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1b8cb3 {
  border: 2px solid #1b8cb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1b8cb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 27 140 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 74% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1b8cb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1b8cb3, #1b40b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1b8cb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(27 140 179 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 4.09 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.56 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.59 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.03 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.56 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 10.14 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 11.56 #e4734c Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#1b8cb3  rgb(27, 140, 179)  hsl(195, 74%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#b3421b  rgb(179, 66, 27)  hsl(15, 74%, 40%)  Rust
#b31b8c  rgb(179, 27, 140)  hsl(315, 74%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#8cb31b  rgb(140, 179, 27)  hsl(75, 74%, 40%)  Apple Green