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#1C8AAE

#1c8aae ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1c8aae is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.98% red, 54.12% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.91% cyan, 20.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 194.79°, with 72.28% saturation and 39.61% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 4.18.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.2148

Complementary

  1. #1c8aae
  2. #ae401c

Split complementary

  1. #1c8aae
  2. #ae1c41
  3. #ae891c

Analogous

  1. #1cae89
  2. #1c8aae
  3. #1c41ae

Triadic

  1. #1c8aae
  2. #ae1c8a
  3. #8aae1c

Tetradic

  1. #1c8aae
  2. #401cae
  3. #ae401c
  4. #8aae1c

Square

  1. #1c8aae
  2. #891cae
  3. #ae401c
  4. #41ae1c

Monochromatic

  1. #07212a
  2. #11566c
  3. #1c8aae
  4. #38b6df
  5. #79ceea

Shades

#1c8aae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1c8aae
  2. #197c9d
  3. #166e8b
  4. #14617a
  5. #115368
  6. #0e4557
  7. #0b3746
  8. #082934
  9. #061c23
  10. #030e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#1c8aae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1c8aae
  2. #3396b6
  3. #49a1be
  4. #60adc6
  5. #77b9ce
  6. #8ec5d7
  7. #a4d0df
  8. #bbdce7
  9. #d2e8ef
  10. #e8f3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1c8aae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1c8aae
  2. #2689a9
  3. #3088a5
  4. #3a87a0
  5. #44869c
  6. #4e8597
  7. #588492
  8. #62838e
  9. #6c8289
  10. #768185
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #668494 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7687b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #647aae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009496 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f88af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5081ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0090a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1c8aae {
  color: #1c8aae;
}
Background
.bg-1c8aae {
  background-color: #1c8aae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1c8aae {
  border: 2px solid #1c8aae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1c8aae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 28 138 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 72% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1c8aae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1c8aae, #1c41ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1c8aae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(28 138 174 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 4.18 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.19 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.82 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.39 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.07 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.56 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 11.94 #e37551 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#1c8aae  rgb(28, 138, 174)  hsl(195, 72%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#ae401c  rgb(174, 64, 28)  hsl(15, 72%, 40%)  Rust
#ae1c8a  rgb(174, 28, 138)  hsl(315, 72%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#8aae1c  rgb(138, 174, 28)  hsl(75, 72%, 40%)  Apple Green