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#1CAEDE

#1caede ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1caede is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.98% red, 68.24% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.39% cyan, 21.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 194.85°, with 77.6% saturation and 49.02% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.71.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3579

Complementary

  1. #1caede
  2. #de4c1c

Split complementary

  1. #1caede
  2. #de1c4d
  3. #dead1c

Analogous

  1. #1cdead
  2. #1caede
  3. #1c4dde

Triadic

  1. #1caede
  2. #de1cae
  3. #aede1c

Tetradic

  1. #1caede
  2. #4c1cde
  3. #de4c1c
  4. #aede1c

Square

  1. #1caede
  2. #ad1cde
  3. #de4c1c
  4. #4dde1c

Monochromatic

  1. #0b4456
  2. #13799a
  3. #1caede
  4. #5cc7ea
  5. #a0def3

Shades

#1caede mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1caede
  2. #199dc8
  3. #168bb2
  4. #147a9b
  5. #116885
  6. #0e576f
  7. #0b4659
  8. #083443
  9. #06232c
  10. #031116
  11. #000000

Tints

#1caede mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1caede
  2. #33b6e1
  3. #49bee5
  4. #60c6e8
  5. #77ceeb
  6. #8ed7ef
  7. #a4dff2
  8. #bbe7f5
  9. #d2eff8
  10. #e8f7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1caede mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1caede
  2. #26a9d5
  3. #30a5cb
  4. #3aa0c2
  5. #449cb8
  6. #4e97af
  7. #5892a6
  8. #628e9c
  9. #6c8993
  10. #768589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81a7bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #94abe0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c9add ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bcbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #77acdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #63a2de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b6cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1caede {
  color: #1caede;
}
Background
.bg-1caede {
  background-color: #1caede;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1caede {
  border: 2px solid #1caede;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1caede;
  --color-primary-rgb: 28 174 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 78% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1caede {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1caede, #1c4dde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1caede {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(28 174 222 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.71 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.10 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.44 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.65 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.87 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.39 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 11.08 #e35121 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#1caede  rgb(28, 174, 222)  hsl(195, 78%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#de4c1c  rgb(222, 76, 28)  hsl(15, 78%, 49%)  Flame
#de1cae  rgb(222, 28, 174)  hsl(315, 78%, 49%)  Shocking Pink
#aede1c  rgb(174, 222, 28)  hsl(75, 78%, 49%)  June Bud