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#1BCBEC

#1bcbec ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1bcbec is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.59% red, 79.61% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.56% cyan, 13.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 189.47°, 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 10.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.58.

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Relative luminance0.49

Complementary

  1. #1bcbec
  2. #ec3c1b

Split complementary

  1. #1bcbec
  2. #ec1b63
  3. #eca41b

Analogous

  1. #1beca4
  2. #1bcbec
  3. #1b63ec

Triadic

  1. #1bcbec
  2. #ec1bcb
  3. #cbec1b

Tetradic

  1. #1bcbec
  2. #3c1bec
  3. #ec3c1b
  4. #cbec1b

Square

  1. #1bcbec
  2. #a41bec
  3. #ec3c1b
  4. #63ec1b

Monochromatic

  1. #085766
  2. #0e93ac
  3. #1bcbec
  4. #62dbf2
  5. #a8ebf8

Shades

#1bcbec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1bcbec
  2. #18b7d4
  3. #16a2bd
  4. #138ea5
  5. #107a8e
  6. #0e6676
  7. #0b515e
  8. #083d47
  9. #05292f
  10. #031418
  11. #000000

Tints

#1bcbec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1bcbec
  2. #32d0ee
  3. #49d5f0
  4. #5fdbf2
  5. #76e0f4
  6. #8de5f6
  7. #a4eaf7
  8. #bbeff9
  9. #d1f5fb
  10. #e8fafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1bcbec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1bcbec
  2. #25c4e1
  3. #2fbcd6
  4. #39b5cc
  5. #43adc1
  6. #4ea6b6
  7. #589eab
  8. #6297a0
  9. #6c8f96
  10. #76888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95c1d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4c4ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9bb2ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d7d5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90c7ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7cbcec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d2df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1bcbec {
  color: #1bcbec;
}
Background
.bg-1bcbec {
  background-color: #1bcbec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1bcbec {
  border: 2px solid #1bcbec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1bcbec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 27 203 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 85% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1bcbec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1bcbec, #1b63ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1bcbec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(27 203 236 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.58 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.35 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.18 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.10 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.21 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.95 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 11.13 #e43413 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#1bcbec  rgb(27, 203, 236)  hsl(189, 85%, 52%)  Sky Blue
#ec3c1b  rgb(236, 60, 27)  hsl(9, 85%, 52%)  Scarlet
#ec1bcb  rgb(236, 27, 203)  hsl(309, 85%, 52%)  Shocking Pink
#cbec1b  rgb(203, 236, 27)  hsl(69, 85%, 52%)  Pear