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#1BB6EF

#1bb6ef ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1bb6ef is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.59% red, 71.37% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.7% cyan, 23.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 196.13°, with 86.89% saturation and 52.16% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 2.68.

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Relative luminance0.3992

Complementary

  1. #1bb6ef
  2. #ef541b

Split complementary

  1. #1bb6ef
  2. #ef1b4c
  3. #efbe1b

Analogous

  1. #1befbe
  2. #1bb6ef
  3. #1b4cef

Triadic

  1. #1bb6ef
  2. #ef1bb6
  3. #b6ef1b

Tetradic

  1. #1bb6ef
  2. #541bef
  3. #ef541b
  4. #b6ef1b

Square

  1. #1bb6ef
  2. #be1bef
  3. #ef541b
  4. #4cef1b

Monochromatic

  1. #074f6a
  2. #0c85b1
  3. #1bb6ef
  4. #62cdf4
  5. #aae4f9

Shades

#1bb6ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1bb6ef
  2. #18a4d7
  3. #1692bf
  4. #137fa7
  5. #106d8f
  6. #0e5b78
  7. #0b4960
  8. #083748
  9. #052430
  10. #031218
  11. #000000

Tints

#1bb6ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1bb6ef
  2. #32bdf1
  3. #49c5f2
  4. #5fccf4
  5. #76d3f5
  6. #8ddbf7
  7. #a4e2f9
  8. #bbe9fa
  9. #d1f0fc
  10. #e8f8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1bb6ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1bb6ef
  2. #25b1e4
  3. #2fabd9
  4. #39a6ce
  5. #43a0c3
  6. #4e9bb8
  7. #5896ac
  8. #6290a1
  9. #6c8b96
  10. #76858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87afc9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99b4f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7ea1ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ab5f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #65aaee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c0d9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1bb6ef {
  color: #1bb6ef;
}
Background
.bg-1bb6ef {
  background-color: #1bb6ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1bb6ef {
  border: 2px solid #1bb6ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1bb6ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 27 182 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 87% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1bb6ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1bb6ef, #1b4cef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1bb6ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(27 182 239 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 2.68 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.13 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.88 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.84 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.92 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.13 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.75 #e44910 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#1bb6ef  rgb(27, 182, 239)  hsl(196, 87%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef541b  rgb(239, 84, 27)  hsl(16, 87%, 52%)  Tangelo
#ef1bb6  rgb(239, 27, 182)  hsl(316, 87%, 52%)  Shocking Pink
#b6ef1b  rgb(182, 239, 27)  hsl(76, 87%, 52%)  Spring Bud