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#1BADCD

#1badcd ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1badcd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.59% red, 67.84% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.83% cyan, 15.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 190.79°, with 76.72% saturation and 45.49% 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 7.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 7.49.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3453

Complementary

  1. #1badcd
  2. #cd3b1b

Split complementary

  1. #1badcd
  2. #cd1b54
  3. #cd941b

Analogous

  1. #1bcd94
  2. #1badcd
  3. #1b54cd

Triadic

  1. #1badcd
  2. #cd1bad
  3. #adcd1b

Tetradic

  1. #1badcd
  2. #3b1bcd
  3. #cd3b1b
  4. #adcd1b

Square

  1. #1badcd
  2. #941bcd
  3. #cd3b1b
  4. #54cd1b

Monochromatic

  1. #093b46
  2. #127489
  3. #1badcd
  4. #4dcce8
  5. #91dff0

Shades

#1badcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1badcd
  2. #189cb9
  3. #168aa4
  4. #137990
  5. #10687b
  6. #0e5767
  7. #0b4552
  8. #08343e
  9. #052329
  10. #031115
  11. #000000

Tints

#1badcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1badcd
  2. #32b5d2
  3. #49bdd7
  4. #5fc6dc
  5. #76cee1
  6. #8dd6e6
  7. #a4deeb
  8. #bbe6f0
  9. #d1eff5
  10. #e8f7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1badcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1badcd
  2. #25a9c5
  3. #2fa4be
  4. #39a0b6
  5. #439bae
  6. #4e97a7
  7. #58929f
  8. #628e97
  9. #6c898f
  10. #768588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7fa5b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99a8cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8298cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b8b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7aaace ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #68a1cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b4c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1badcd {
  color: #1badcd;
}
Background
.bg-1badcd {
  background-color: #1badcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1badcd {
  border: 2px solid #1badcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1badcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 27 173 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 77% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1badcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1badcd, #1b54cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1badcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(27 173 205 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.49 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.54 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.62 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.26 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.96 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.25 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 11.59 #e45232 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#1badcd  rgb(27, 173, 205)  hsl(191, 77%, 45%)  Bondi Blue
#cd3b1b  rgb(205, 59, 27)  hsl(11, 77%, 45%)  Sinopia
#cd1bad  rgb(205, 27, 173)  hsl(311, 77%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#adcd1b  rgb(173, 205, 27)  hsl(71, 77%, 45%)  Yellow Green