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#1AB9DF

#1ab9df ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1ab9df is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.2% red, 72.55% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.34% cyan, 17.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 191.57°, with 79.12% saturation and 48.82% 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 9.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.9.

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Relative luminance0.4025

Complementary

  1. #1ab9df
  2. #df401a

Split complementary

  1. #1ab9df
  2. #df1a57
  3. #dfa21a

Analogous

  1. #1adfa2
  2. #1ab9df
  3. #1a57df

Triadic

  1. #1ab9df
  2. #df1ab9
  3. #b9df1a

Tetradic

  1. #1ab9df
  2. #401adf
  3. #df401a
  4. #b9df1a

Square

  1. #1ab9df
  2. #a21adf
  3. #df401a
  4. #57df1a

Monochromatic

  1. #0a4756
  2. #12809a
  3. #1ab9df
  4. #5ad0ec
  5. #9ee3f4

Shades

#1ab9df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1ab9df
  2. #17a7c9
  3. #1594b2
  4. #12829c
  5. #106f86
  6. #0d5d70
  7. #0a4a59
  8. #083843
  9. #05252d
  10. #031316
  11. #000000

Tints

#1ab9df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1ab9df
  2. #31c0e2
  3. #48c7e5
  4. #5fcee9
  5. #76d5ec
  6. #8ddcef
  7. #a3e3f2
  8. #baeaf5
  9. #d1f1f9
  10. #e8f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1ab9df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1ab9df
  2. #24b3d6
  3. #2eaecc
  4. #39a8c3
  5. #43a2b9
  6. #4d9db0
  7. #5797a6
  8. #61919d
  9. #6c8b93
  10. #76868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88b0c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2b4e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8aa3df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c5c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81b6e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6eacdf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c0d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1ab9df {
  color: #1ab9df;
}
Background
.bg-1ab9df {
  background-color: #1ab9df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1ab9df {
  border: 2px solid #1ab9df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1ab9df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 26 185 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 79% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1ab9df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1ab9df, #1a57df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1ab9df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(26 185 223 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.90 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.32 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.94 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.45 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.45 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.52 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.84 #e54620 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#1ab9df  rgb(26, 185, 223)  hsl(192, 79%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#df401a  rgb(223, 64, 26)  hsl(12, 79%, 49%)  Sinopia
#df1ab9  rgb(223, 26, 185)  hsl(312, 79%, 49%)  Shocking Pink
#b9df1a  rgb(185, 223, 26)  hsl(72, 79%, 49%)  Pear