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#1CB2DE

#1cb2de ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1cb2de is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.98% red, 69.8% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.39% cyan, 19.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 193.61°, 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 8.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.82.

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Relative luminance0.3736

Complementary

  1. #1cb2de
  2. #de481c

Split complementary

  1. #1cb2de
  2. #de1c51
  3. #dea91c

Analogous

  1. #1cdea9
  2. #1cb2de
  3. #1c51de

Triadic

  1. #1cb2de
  2. #de1cb2
  3. #b2de1c

Tetradic

  1. #1cb2de
  2. #481cde
  3. #de481c
  4. #b2de1c

Square

  1. #1cb2de
  2. #a91cde
  3. #de481c
  4. #51de1c

Monochromatic

  1. #0b4556
  2. #137c9a
  3. #1cb2de
  4. #5ccaea
  5. #a0e0f3

Shades

#1cb2de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1cb2de
  2. #19a0c8
  3. #168eb2
  4. #147d9b
  5. #116b85
  6. #0e596f
  7. #0b4759
  8. #083543
  9. #06242c
  10. #031216
  11. #000000

Tints

#1cb2de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1cb2de
  2. #33bae1
  3. #49c1e5
  4. #60c9e8
  5. #77d1eb
  6. #8ed9ef
  7. #a4e0f2
  8. #bbe8f5
  9. #d2f0f8
  10. #e8f7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1cb2de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1cb2de
  2. #26add5
  3. #30a8cb
  4. #3aa3c2
  5. #449eb8
  6. #4e99af
  7. #5894a6
  8. #628f9c
  9. #6c8a93
  10. #768589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83aabe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99aee0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #819ddd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bfc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7bb0df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #68a6de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bacd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1cb2de {
  color: #1cb2de;
}
Background
.bg-1cb2de {
  background-color: #1cb2de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1cb2de {
  border: 2px solid #1cb2de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1cb2de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 28 178 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 78% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1cb2de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1cb2de, #1c51de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1cb2de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(28 178 222 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.82 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.48 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.49 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.37 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.57 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.61 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.12 #e34d21 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#1cb2de  rgb(28, 178, 222)  hsl(194, 78%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#de481c  rgb(222, 72, 28)  hsl(14, 78%, 49%)  Flame
#de1cb2  rgb(222, 28, 178)  hsl(314, 78%, 49%)  Shocking Pink
#b2de1c  rgb(178, 222, 28)  hsl(74, 78%, 49%)  June Bud