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#1BC6EF

#1bc6ef ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1bc6ef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.59% red, 77.65% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.7% cyan, 17.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 191.6°, with 86.89% saturation and 52.16% 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 10.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.44.

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Relative luminance0.4685

Complementary

  1. #1bc6ef
  2. #ef441b

Split complementary

  1. #1bc6ef
  2. #ef1b5c
  3. #efae1b

Analogous

  1. #1befae
  2. #1bc6ef
  3. #1b5cef

Triadic

  1. #1bc6ef
  2. #ef1bc6
  3. #c6ef1b

Tetradic

  1. #1bc6ef
  2. #441bef
  3. #ef441b
  4. #c6ef1b

Square

  1. #1bc6ef
  2. #ae1bef
  3. #ef441b
  4. #5cef1b

Monochromatic

  1. #07576a
  2. #0c91b1
  3. #1bc6ef
  4. #62d8f4
  5. #aaeaf9

Shades

#1bc6ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1bc6ef
  2. #18b2d7
  3. #169ebf
  4. #138ba7
  5. #10778f
  6. #0e6378
  7. #0b4f60
  8. #083b48
  9. #052830
  10. #031418
  11. #000000

Tints

#1bc6ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1bc6ef
  2. #32ccf1
  3. #49d1f2
  4. #5fd7f4
  5. #76ddf5
  6. #8de3f7
  7. #a4e8f9
  8. #bbeefa
  9. #d1f4fc
  10. #e8f9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1bc6ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1bc6ef
  2. #25bfe4
  3. #2fb8d9
  4. #39b1ce
  5. #43aac3
  6. #4ea3b8
  7. #589cac
  8. #6295a1
  9. #6c8e96
  10. #76878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92bdcf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adc1f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93aeef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d3d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ac3f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #76b8ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cedf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1bc6ef {
  color: #1bc6ef;
}
Background
.bg-1bc6ef {
  background-color: #1bc6ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1bc6ef {
  border: 2px solid #1bc6ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1bc6ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 27 198 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 87% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1bc6ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1bc6ef, #1b5cef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1bc6ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(27 198 239 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.44 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.22 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.66 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.87 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.77 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.42 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 11.75 #e43910 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#1bc6ef  rgb(27, 198, 239)  hsl(192, 87%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef441b  rgb(239, 68, 27)  hsl(12, 87%, 52%)  Coquelicot
#ef1bc6  rgb(239, 27, 198)  hsl(312, 87%, 52%)  Shocking Pink
#c6ef1b  rgb(198, 239, 27)  hsl(72, 87%, 52%)  Electric Lime