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#1BBBDD

#1bbbdd ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1bbbdd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.59% red, 73.33% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.78% cyan, 15.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 190.52°, with 78.23% saturation and 48.63% 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 9.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 8.05.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4099

Complementary

  1. #1bbbdd
  2. #dd3d1b

Split complementary

  1. #1bbbdd
  2. #dd1b5a
  3. #dd9e1b

Analogous

  1. #1bdd9e
  2. #1bbbdd
  3. #1b5add

Triadic

  1. #1bbbdd
  2. #dd1bbb
  3. #bbdd1b

Tetradic

  1. #1bbbdd
  2. #3d1bdd
  3. #dd3d1b
  4. #bbdd1b

Square

  1. #1bbbdd
  2. #9e1bdd
  3. #dd3d1b
  4. #5add1b

Monochromatic

  1. #0a4855
  2. #138199
  3. #1bbbdd
  4. #5ad1eb
  5. #9ee4f3

Shades

#1bbbdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1bbbdd
  2. #18a8c7
  3. #1696b1
  4. #13839b
  5. #107085
  6. #0e5e6f
  7. #0b4b58
  8. #083842
  9. #05252c
  10. #031316
  11. #000000

Tints

#1bbbdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1bbbdd
  2. #32c2e0
  3. #49c9e4
  4. #5fcfe7
  5. #76d6eb
  6. #8dddee
  7. #a4e4f1
  8. #bbebf5
  9. #d1f1f8
  10. #e8f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1bbbdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1bbbdd
  2. #25b5d4
  3. #2fafca
  4. #39a9c1
  5. #43a3b8
  6. #4e9eaf
  7. #5898a5
  8. #62929c
  9. #6c8c93
  10. #768689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89b2c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5b5df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8da4dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c7c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84b8de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #71aedd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c2cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1bbbdd {
  color: #1bbbdd;
}
Background
.bg-1bbbdd {
  background-color: #1bbbdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1bbbdd {
  border: 2px solid #1bbbdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1bbbdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 27 187 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 78% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1bbbdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1bbbdd, #1b5add);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1bbbdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(27 187 221 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.05 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.79 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.86 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.55 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.95 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.31 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 11.34 #e44422 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#1bbbdd  rgb(27, 187, 221)  hsl(191, 78%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#dd3d1b  rgb(221, 61, 27)  hsl(11, 78%, 49%)  Lust
#dd1bbb  rgb(221, 27, 187)  hsl(311, 78%, 49%)  Shocking Pink
#bbdd1b  rgb(187, 221, 27)  hsl(71, 78%, 49%)  Pear