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#1c9ade

a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
28, 154, 222
HSL
201°, 78%, 49%
CMYK
87, 31, 0, 13
Luminance
0.2863

Every format

HEX#1c9ade
RGBrgb(28, 154, 222)
HSLhsl(201, 78%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(87%, 31%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(60.5 -8.3 -43.5)
LCHlch(60.5 44.2 259.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.655 0.143 239.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #1c9ade;
background-color: #1c9ade;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#1c9ade] bg-[#1c9ade]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #1c9ade;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.110, green: 0.604, blue: 0.871)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#1c9ade")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#1c9ade on white: 3.12:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#1c9ade on black: 6.73:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red11.0%
Green60.4%
Blue87.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan87.4%
Magenta30.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.9%

Color previews

#1c9ade text on a black background

contrast 6.73:1

Card sample

#1c9ade text on a white background

contrast 3.12:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #1c9ade;
Background color
Panel with #1c9ade background
background-color: #1c9ade;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #1c9ade;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(28, 154, 222, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(28, 154, 222, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #1c9ade;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1c9ade, #1F1CDE);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #1c9ade

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #1c9ade in the Color Lab