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#1B99BC

#1b99bc ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1b99bc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.59% red, 60% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.64% cyan, 18.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 193.04°, with 74.88% 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 6.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 1.75.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2665

Complementary

  1. #1b99bc
  2. #bc3e1b

Split complementary

  1. #1b99bc
  2. #bc1b49
  3. #bc8e1b

Analogous

  1. #1bbc8e
  2. #1b99bc
  3. #1b49bc

Triadic

  1. #1b99bc
  2. #bc1b99
  3. #99bc1b

Tetradic

  1. #1b99bc
  2. #3e1bbc
  3. #bc3e1b
  4. #99bc1b

Square

  1. #1b99bc
  2. #8e1bbc
  3. #bc3e1b
  4. #49bc1b

Monochromatic

  1. #082c36
  2. #116379
  3. #1b99bc
  4. #40c0e4
  5. #83d6ed

Shades

#1b99bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1b99bc
  2. #188aa9
  3. #167a96
  4. #136b84
  5. #105c71
  6. #0e4d5e
  7. #0b3d4b
  8. #082e38
  9. #051f26
  10. #030f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#1b99bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1b99bc
  2. #32a3c3
  3. #49adc9
  4. #5fb8d0
  5. #76c2d7
  6. #8dccde
  7. #a4d6e4
  8. #bbe0eb
  9. #d1ebf2
  10. #e8f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1b99bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1b99bc
  2. #2597b6
  3. #2f94b0
  4. #3992aa
  5. #438fa4
  6. #4e8d9e
  7. #588a98
  8. #628892
  9. #6c858c
  10. #768386
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7192a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8595be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7087bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a4a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a97bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a8ebc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a0ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1b99bc {
  color: #1b99bc;
}
Background
.bg-1b99bc {
  background-color: #1b99bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1b99bc {
  border: 2px solid #1b99bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1b99bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 27 153 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 75% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1b99bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1b99bc, #1b49bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1b99bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(27 153 188 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 1.75 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.62 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.63 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.82 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.95 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 11.27 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 11.49 #e46643 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#1b99bc  rgb(27, 153, 188)  hsl(193, 75%, 42%)  Bondi Blue
#bc3e1b  rgb(188, 62, 27)  hsl(13, 75%, 42%)  Rust
#bc1b99  rgb(188, 27, 153)  hsl(313, 75%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#99bc1b  rgb(153, 188, 27)  hsl(73, 75%, 42%)  Apple Green