Information about #1C80AB color

#1C80AB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#1C80AB falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(28, 128, 171) — 11% red, 50.2% green, 67.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 56 / 17 / 0 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#1C80AB presents itself as a energetic, saturated steel-blue azure — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Nice Blue (#107AB0). Nearby in the Register you will also find Geaux Blue (#1277A3) and UCLA Blue (#2774AE).

In RGB terms — rgb(28, 128, 171) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 4.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.4:1. No one has named #1C80AB so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#1C80AB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#1C80AB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #1C80AB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Nice Blue color link
Nice Blue

#107AB0

Geaux Blue color link
Geaux Blue

#1277A3

UCLA Blue color link
UCLA Blue

#2774AE

Lure color link
Lure

#2F77A9

Bluish color link
Bluish

#2976BB

Mid Blue color link
Mid Blue

#276AB3

Scooter color link
Scooter

#308EA0

Pelorous color link
Pelorous

#2599B2

Bowie color link
Bowie

#0084AC

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#1C80AB
  • RGB28, 128, 171
  • CMYK56, 17, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(28, 128, 171)
  • HSL198°, 72%, 39%
  • HSL Precise198.042°, 71.859%, 39.02%
  • HSV198°, 84%, 67%
  • HSB198°, 84%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • GLSLvec3(0.110, 0.502, 0.671)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.110, 0.502, 0.671, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.110, 0.502, 0.671)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID1C80AB
  • DECIMAL ID1867947
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01