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#1BBCED

#1bbced ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1bbced is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.59% red, 73.73% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.61% cyan, 20.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 194°, with 85.37% saturation and 51.76% 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 9.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.65.

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Relative luminance0.4231

Complementary

  1. #1bbced
  2. #ed4c1b

Split complementary

  1. #1bbced
  2. #ed1b53
  3. #edb51b

Analogous

  1. #1bedb5
  2. #1bbced
  3. #1b53ed

Triadic

  1. #1bbced
  2. #ed1bbc
  3. #bced1b

Tetradic

  1. #1bbced
  2. #4c1bed
  3. #ed4c1b
  4. #bced1b

Square

  1. #1bbced
  2. #b51bed
  3. #ed4c1b
  4. #53ed1b

Monochromatic

  1. #085167
  2. #0e88ae
  3. #1bbced
  4. #62d1f3
  5. #a9e6f8

Shades

#1bbced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1bbced
  2. #18a9d5
  3. #1696be
  4. #1384a6
  5. #10718e
  6. #0e5e77
  7. #0b4b5f
  8. #083847
  9. #05262f
  10. #031318
  11. #000000

Tints

#1bbced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1bbced
  2. #32c3ef
  3. #49c9f1
  4. #5fd0f2
  5. #76d7f4
  6. #8ddef6
  7. #a4e4f8
  8. #bbebfa
  9. #d1f2fb
  10. #e8f8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1bbced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1bbced
  2. #25b6e2
  3. #2fb0d7
  4. #39aacc
  5. #43a4c1
  6. #4e9eb7
  7. #5898ac
  8. #6292a1
  9. #6c8c96
  10. #76868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8bb4ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1b8ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #87a6ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cacc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81baee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6cafed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c5da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1bbced {
  color: #1bbced;
}
Background
.bg-1bbced {
  background-color: #1bbced;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1bbced {
  border: 2px solid #1bbced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1bbced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 27 188 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 85% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1bbced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1bbced, #1b53ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1bbced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(27 188 237 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.65 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.02 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.47 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.51 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.72 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.92 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.95 #e44312 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#1bbced  rgb(27, 188, 237)  hsl(194, 85%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ed4c1b  rgb(237, 76, 27)  hsl(14, 85%, 52%)  Flame
#ed1bbc  rgb(237, 27, 188)  hsl(314, 85%, 52%)  Shocking Pink
#bced1b  rgb(188, 237, 27)  hsl(74, 85%, 52%)  Electric Lime