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#1BBBEC

#1bbbec ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1bbbec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.56% cyan, 20.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 194.07°, with 84.62% saturation and 51.57% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.68.

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Relative luminance0.4183

Complementary

  1. #1bbbec
  2. #ec4c1b

Split complementary

  1. #1bbbec
  2. #ec1b52
  3. #ecb51b

Analogous

  1. #1becb5
  2. #1bbbec
  3. #1b52ec

Triadic

  1. #1bbbec
  2. #ec1bbb
  3. #bbec1b

Tetradic

  1. #1bbbec
  2. #4c1bec
  3. #ec4c1b
  4. #bbec1b

Square

  1. #1bbbec
  2. #b51bec
  3. #ec4c1b
  4. #52ec1b

Monochromatic

  1. #085066
  2. #0e87ac
  3. #1bbbec
  4. #62d0f2
  5. #a8e5f8

Shades

#1bbbec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1bbbec
  2. #18a8d4
  3. #1696bd
  4. #1383a5
  5. #10708e
  6. #0e5e76
  7. #0b4b5e
  8. #083847
  9. #05252f
  10. #031318
  11. #000000

Tints

#1bbbec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1bbbec
  2. #32c2ee
  3. #49c9f0
  4. #5fcff2
  5. #76d6f4
  6. #8dddf6
  7. #a4e4f7
  8. #bbebf9
  9. #d1f1fb
  10. #e8f8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1bbbec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1bbbec
  2. #25b5e1
  3. #2fafd6
  4. #39a9cc
  5. #43a3c1
  6. #4e9eb6
  7. #5898ab
  8. #6292a0
  9. #6c8c96
  10. #76868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8ab3c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0b7ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #87a5eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c9cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80b9ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6caeec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c4d9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1bbbec {
  color: #1bbbec;
}
Background
.bg-1bbbec {
  background-color: #1bbbec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1bbbec {
  border: 2px solid #1bbbec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1bbbec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 27 187 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 85% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1bbbec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1bbbec, #1b52ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1bbbec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(27 187 236 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.68 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.05 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.62 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.67 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.78 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.85 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.72 #e44413 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#1bbbec  rgb(27, 187, 236)  hsl(194, 85%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ec4c1b  rgb(236, 76, 27)  hsl(14, 85%, 52%)  Flame
#ec1bbb  rgb(236, 27, 187)  hsl(314, 85%, 52%)  Shocking Pink
#bbec1b  rgb(187, 236, 27)  hsl(74, 85%, 52%)  Electric Lime