#1cb8ff

Color #1cb8ff

A vivid, highly saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Deep Sky Blue #00bfff · ΔE 5.75 Nearest Tailwind class sky-400 #00bcff · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#1cb8ff

RGB

rgb(28, 184, 255)

HSL

hsl(198.8, 100%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.8, 89%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(89%, 27.8%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(70.69, -13.05, -45.43)

LCH

lch(70.69, 47.27, 253.97)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.1548, 236.25)

HWB

hwb(198.8, 11%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ff631c

Analogous

#1cffd5

#1cb8ff

#1c46ff

Triadic

#1cb8ff

#ff1cb8

#b8ff1c

Split-complementary

#1cb8ff

#ff1c46

#ffd51c

Tetradic

#1cb8ff

#631cff

#ff631c

#b8ff1c

Square

#1cb8ff

#d51cff

#ff631c

#46ff1c

Shades

Color #1cb8ff mixed toward black.

#00a2ec

#0082bd

#00618e

#00415e

#00202f

Tints

Color #1cb8ff mixed toward white.

#42c4ff

#68d0ff

#8edbff

#b3e7ff

#d9f3ff

Tones

Color #1cb8ff mixed toward gray.

#2fb1ec

#42aad9

#55a3c6

#689cb3

#7b95a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8081f0 · ΔE 25.3

Deuteranopia

#786ded · ΔE 29.9

Tritanopia

#35e4e1 · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 23.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #1cb8ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1cb8ff]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#1cb8ff (#1cb8ff) is rgb(28, 184, 255) in RGB.

No, #1cb8ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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