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#1CBCDA

#1cbcda ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1cbcda 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 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.16% cyan, 13.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 189.47°, with 77.24% saturation and 48.24% 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 9.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 9.12.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4128

Complementary

  1. #1cbcda
  2. #da3a1c

Split complementary

  1. #1cbcda
  2. #da1c5d
  3. #da991c

Analogous

  1. #1cda99
  2. #1cbcda
  3. #1c5dda

Triadic

  1. #1cbcda
  2. #da1cbc
  3. #bcda1c

Tetradic

  1. #1cbcda
  2. #3a1cda
  3. #da3a1c
  4. #bcda1c

Square

  1. #1cbcda
  2. #991cda
  3. #da3a1c
  4. #5dda1c

Monochromatic

  1. #0b4752
  2. #138296
  3. #1cbcda
  4. #59d3ea
  5. #9de5f2

Shades

#1cbcda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1cbcda
  2. #19a9c4
  3. #1696ae
  4. #148499
  5. #117183
  6. #0e5e6d
  7. #0b4b57
  8. #083841
  9. #06262c
  10. #031316
  11. #000000

Tints

#1cbcda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1cbcda
  2. #33c3de
  3. #49c9e1
  4. #60d0e5
  5. #77d7e9
  6. #8edeed
  7. #a4e4f0
  8. #bbebf4
  9. #d2f2f8
  10. #e8f8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1cbcda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1cbcda
  2. #26b6d1
  3. #30b0c8
  4. #3aaabf
  5. #44a4b6
  6. #4e9ead
  7. #5898a4
  8. #62929b
  9. #6c8c92
  10. #768689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8ab3c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7b6dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90a5da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c7c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86b8db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #73aeda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c3ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1cbcda {
  color: #1cbcda;
}
Background
.bg-1cbcda {
  background-color: #1cbcda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1cbcda {
  border: 2px solid #1cbcda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1cbcda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 28 188 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 77% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1cbcda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1cbcda, #1c5dda);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1cbcda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(28 188 218 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.12 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.27 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.27 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.94 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.53 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 11.28 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 11.61 #e34325 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#1cbcda  rgb(28, 188, 218)  hsl(189, 77%, 48%)  Sky Blue
#da3a1c  rgb(218, 58, 28)  hsl(9, 77%, 48%)  Lust
#da1cbc  rgb(218, 28, 188)  hsl(309, 77%, 48%)  Shocking Pink
#bcda1c  rgb(188, 218, 28)  hsl(69, 77%, 48%)  Pear