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#1CBCD8

#1cbcd8 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1cbcd8 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.98% red, 73.73% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.04% cyan, 12.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 188.94°, with 77.05% saturation and 47.84% 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 9.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 9.39.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4117

Complementary

  1. #1cbcd8
  2. #d8381c

Split complementary

  1. #1cbcd8
  2. #d81c5e
  3. #d8961c

Analogous

  1. #1cd896
  2. #1cbcd8
  3. #1c5ed8

Triadic

  1. #1cbcd8
  2. #d81cbc
  3. #bcd81c

Tetradic

  1. #1cbcd8
  2. #381cd8
  3. #d8381c
  4. #bcd81c

Square

  1. #1cbcd8
  2. #961cd8
  3. #d8381c
  4. #5ed81c

Monochromatic

  1. #0a4651
  2. #138194
  3. #1cbcd8
  4. #57d3e9
  5. #9be5f2

Shades

#1cbcd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1cbcd8
  2. #19a9c2
  3. #1696ad
  4. #148497
  5. #117182
  6. #0e5e6c
  7. #0b4b56
  8. #083841
  9. #06262b
  10. #031316
  11. #000000

Tints

#1cbcd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1cbcd8
  2. #33c3dc
  3. #49c9e0
  4. #60d0e4
  5. #77d7e8
  6. #8edeec
  7. #a4e4ef
  8. #bbebf3
  9. #d2f2f7
  10. #e8f8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1cbcd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1cbcd8
  2. #26b6cf
  3. #30b0c6
  4. #3aaabe
  5. #44a4b5
  6. #4e9eac
  7. #5898a3
  8. #62929a
  9. #6c8c92
  10. #768689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89b3bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8b5da ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90a5d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c7c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86b8d9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #73aed8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c2cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1cbcd8 {
  color: #1cbcd8;
}
Background
.bg-1cbcd8 {
  background-color: #1cbcd8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1cbcd8 {
  border: 2px solid #1cbcd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1cbcd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 28 188 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 77% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1cbcd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1cbcd8, #1c5ed8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1cbcd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(28 188 216 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.39 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.50 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.89 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.96 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.27 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.69 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.59 #e34327 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#1cbcd8  rgb(28, 188, 216)  hsl(189, 77%, 48%)  Sky Blue
#d8381c  rgb(216, 56, 28)  hsl(9, 77%, 48%)  Lust
#d81cbc  rgb(216, 28, 188)  hsl(309, 77%, 48%)  Shocking Pink
#bcd81c  rgb(188, 216, 28)  hsl(69, 77%, 48%)  Pear