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#1CA5BE

#1ca5be ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1ca5be is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.98% red, 64.71% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.26% cyan, 13.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 189.26°, with 74.31% saturation and 42.75% 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 7.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 5.82.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3087

Complementary

  1. #1ca5be
  2. #be351c

Split complementary

  1. #1ca5be
  2. #be1c54
  3. #be861c

Analogous

  1. #1cbe86
  2. #1ca5be
  3. #1c54be

Triadic

  1. #1ca5be
  2. #be1ca5
  3. #a5be1c

Tetradic

  1. #1ca5be
  2. #351cbe
  3. #be351c
  4. #a5be1c

Square

  1. #1ca5be
  2. #861cbe
  3. #be351c
  4. #54be1c

Monochromatic

  1. #083139
  2. #126b7b
  3. #1ca5be
  4. #43cbe3
  5. #86dded

Shades

#1ca5be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1ca5be
  2. #1995ab
  3. #168498
  4. #147485
  5. #116372
  6. #0e535f
  7. #0b424c
  8. #083239
  9. #062126
  10. #031113
  11. #000000

Tints

#1ca5be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1ca5be
  2. #33aec5
  3. #49b7cb
  4. #60c0d2
  5. #77c9d8
  6. #8ed2df
  7. #a4dbe5
  8. #bbe4ec
  9. #d2edf2
  10. #e8f6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1ca5be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1ca5be
  2. #26a1b8
  3. #309eb2
  4. #3a9aab
  5. #4496a5
  6. #4e939f
  7. #588f99
  8. #628b93
  9. #6c878c
  10. #768486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #799da8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #939fbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f90be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aead ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #76a2bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6599be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00abb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1ca5be {
  color: #1ca5be;
}
Background
.bg-1ca5be {
  background-color: #1ca5be;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1ca5be {
  border: 2px solid #1ca5be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1ca5be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 28 165 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 74% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1ca5be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1ca5be, #1c54be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1ca5be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(28 165 190 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.82 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.51 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.68 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.48 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.56 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 12.46 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 12.62 #e35a41 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#1ca5be  rgb(28, 165, 190)  hsl(189, 74%, 43%)  Bondi Blue
#be351c  rgb(190, 53, 28)  hsl(9, 74%, 43%)  Venetian Red
#be1ca5  rgb(190, 28, 165)  hsl(309, 74%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#a5be1c  rgb(165, 190, 28)  hsl(69, 74%, 43%)  Apple Green