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#1CB4DB

#1cb4db ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1cb4db is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.98% red, 70.59% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.21% cyan, 17.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 192.25°, with 77.33% saturation and 48.43% 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 8.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.89.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.38

Complementary

  1. #1cb4db
  2. #db431c

Split complementary

  1. #1cb4db
  2. #db1c55
  3. #dba21c

Analogous

  1. #1cdba2
  2. #1cb4db
  3. #1c55db

Triadic

  1. #1cb4db
  2. #db1cb4
  3. #b4db1c

Tetradic

  1. #1cb4db
  2. #431cdb
  3. #db431c
  4. #b4db1c

Square

  1. #1cb4db
  2. #a21cdb
  3. #db431c
  4. #55db1c

Monochromatic

  1. #0b4453
  2. #137c97
  3. #1cb4db
  4. #5accea
  5. #9de1f3

Shades

#1cb4db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1cb4db
  2. #19a2c5
  3. #1690af
  4. #147e99
  5. #116c83
  6. #0e5a6e
  7. #0b4858
  8. #083642
  9. #06242c
  10. #031216
  11. #000000

Tints

#1cb4db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1cb4db
  2. #33bcdf
  3. #49c3e2
  4. #60cbe6
  5. #77d2e9
  6. #8edaed
  7. #a4e1f1
  8. #bbe9f4
  9. #d2f0f8
  10. #e8f8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1cb4db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1cb4db
  2. #26afd2
  3. #30aac9
  4. #3aa4c0
  5. #449fb7
  6. #4e9aae
  7. #5895a4
  8. #62909b
  9. #6c8a92
  10. #768589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85acbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9dafdd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #859edb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c0c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7eb1dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6ba7db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bbcc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1cb4db {
  color: #1cb4db;
}
Background
.bg-1cb4db {
  background-color: #1cb4db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1cb4db {
  border: 2px solid #1cb4db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1cb4db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 28 180 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 77% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1cb4db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1cb4db, #1c55db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1cb4db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(28 180 219 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.89 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.63 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.55 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.76 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.76 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.20 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.48 #e34b24 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#1cb4db  rgb(28, 180, 219)  hsl(192, 77%, 48%)  Deep Sky Blue
#db431c  rgb(219, 67, 28)  hsl(12, 77%, 48%)  Sinopia
#db1cb4  rgb(219, 28, 180)  hsl(312, 77%, 48%)  Shocking Pink
#b4db1c  rgb(180, 219, 28)  hsl(72, 77%, 48%)  June Bud