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#1CB4EE

#1cb4ee ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1cb4ee is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.98% red, 70.59% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.24% cyan, 24.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 196.57°, with 86.07% saturation and 52.16% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.08.

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Relative luminance0.3906

Complementary

  1. #1cb4ee
  2. #ee561c

Split complementary

  1. #1cb4ee
  2. #ee1c4b
  3. #eebf1c

Analogous

  1. #1ceebf
  2. #1cb4ee
  3. #1c4bee

Triadic

  1. #1cb4ee
  2. #ee1cb4
  3. #b4ee1c

Tetradic

  1. #1cb4ee
  2. #561cee
  3. #ee561c
  4. #b4ee1c

Square

  1. #1cb4ee
  2. #bf1cee
  3. #ee561c
  4. #4bee1c

Monochromatic

  1. #084e69
  2. #0d83b0
  3. #1cb4ee
  4. #63ccf3
  5. #aae3f9

Shades

#1cb4ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1cb4ee
  2. #19a2d6
  3. #1690be
  4. #147ea7
  5. #116c8f
  6. #0e5a77
  7. #0b485f
  8. #083647
  9. #062430
  10. #031218
  11. #000000

Tints

#1cb4ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1cb4ee
  2. #33bcf0
  3. #49c3f1
  4. #60cbf3
  5. #77d2f5
  6. #8edaf7
  7. #a4e1f8
  8. #bbe9fa
  9. #d2f0fc
  10. #e8f8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1cb4ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1cb4ee
  2. #26afe3
  3. #30aad8
  4. #3aa4cd
  5. #449fc2
  6. #4e9ab7
  7. #5895ac
  8. #6290a1
  9. #6c8a96
  10. #76858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86adc8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96b2f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7ca0ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c4c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #78b3f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #63a8ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bed8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1cb4ee {
  color: #1cb4ee;
}
Background
.bg-1cb4ee {
  background-color: #1cb4ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1cb4ee {
  border: 2px solid #1cb4ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1cb4ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 28 180 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 86% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1cb4ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1cb4ee, #1c4bee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1cb4ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(28 180 238 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.08 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.20 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.33 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.54 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.76 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.44 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.16 #e34b11 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#1cb4ee  rgb(28, 180, 238)  hsl(197, 86%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ee561c  rgb(238, 86, 28)  hsl(17, 86%, 52%)  Flame
#ee1cb4  rgb(238, 28, 180)  hsl(317, 86%, 52%)  Shocking Pink
#b4ee1c  rgb(180, 238, 28)  hsl(77, 86%, 52%)  Spring Bud