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#1BCDEE

#1bcdee ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1bcdee is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.59% red, 80.39% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.66% cyan, 13.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 189.38°, with 86.12% saturation and 51.96% 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 11.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.55.

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Relative luminance0.5007

Complementary

  1. #1bcdee
  2. #ee3c1b

Split complementary

  1. #1bcdee
  2. #ee1b64
  3. #eea51b

Analogous

  1. #1beea5
  2. #1bcdee
  3. #1b64ee

Triadic

  1. #1bcdee
  2. #ee1bcd
  3. #cdee1b

Tetradic

  1. #1bcdee
  2. #3c1bee
  3. #ee3c1b
  4. #cdee1b

Square

  1. #1bcdee
  2. #a51bee
  3. #ee3c1b
  4. #64ee1b

Monochromatic

  1. #085968
  2. #0d96af
  3. #1bcdee
  4. #62ddf3
  5. #a9ecf9

Shades

#1bcdee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1bcdee
  2. #18b9d6
  3. #16a4be
  4. #1390a7
  5. #107b8f
  6. #0e6777
  7. #0b525f
  8. #083e47
  9. #052930
  10. #031518
  11. #000000

Tints

#1bcdee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1bcdee
  2. #32d2f0
  3. #49d7f1
  4. #5fdcf3
  5. #76e1f5
  6. #8de6f7
  7. #a4ebf8
  8. #bbf0fa
  9. #d1f5fc
  10. #e8fafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1bcdee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1bcdee
  2. #25c5e3
  3. #2fbed8
  4. #39b6cd
  5. #43aec2
  6. #4ea7b7
  7. #589fac
  8. #6297a1
  9. #6c8f96
  10. #76888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96c3d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6c6f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9cb4ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d9d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92c9ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7dbeee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d4e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1bcdee {
  color: #1bcdee;
}
Background
.bg-1bcdee {
  background-color: #1bcdee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1bcdee {
  border: 2px solid #1bcdee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1bcdee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 27 205 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 86% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1bcdee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1bcdee, #1b64ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1bcdee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(27 205 238 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.55 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.31 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.40 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.04 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.21 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.75 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 11.09 #e43211 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#1bcdee  rgb(27, 205, 238)  hsl(189, 86%, 52%)  Sky Blue
#ee3c1b  rgb(238, 60, 27)  hsl(9, 86%, 52%)  Scarlet
#ee1bcd  rgb(238, 27, 205)  hsl(309, 86%, 52%)  Shocking Pink
#cdee1b  rgb(205, 238, 27)  hsl(69, 86%, 52%)  Pear