Information about #1C8AAF color

#1C8AAF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #1C8AAF is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(28, 138, 175) (11% red, 54.1% green, 68.6% blue), or CMYK 58 / 15 / 0 / 31 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #1C8AAF reads as a strongly colored steel-blue azure and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Pelorous (#2599B2). Slightly further away sit Cyan Cornflower Blue (#188BC2) and Nice Blue (#107AB0).

In RGB terms — rgb(28, 138, 175) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #1C8AAF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#1C8AAF color variations

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#1C8AAF 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 #1C8AAF

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

Pelorous color link
Pelorous

#2599B2

Nice Blue color link
Nice Blue

#107AB0

Blue Green color link
Blue Green

#0D98BA

Geaux Blue color link
Geaux Blue

#1277A3

UCLA Blue color link
UCLA Blue

#2774AE

Boy Red color link
Boy Red

#0E9CA5

Scooter color link
Scooter

#308EA0

Bluish color link
Bluish

#2976BB

Lure color link
Lure

#2F77A9

Freefall color link
Freefall

#1D95C9

Java color link
Java

#259797

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#1C8AAF
  • RGB28, 138, 175
  • CMYK58, 15, 0, 31
  • CSSrgb(28, 138, 175)
  • HSL195°, 72%, 40%
  • HSL Precise195.102°, 72.414%, 39.804%
  • HSV195°, 84%, 69%
  • HSB195°, 84%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • GLSLvec3(0.110, 0.541, 0.686)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.110, 0.541, 0.686, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.110, 0.541, 0.686)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID1C8AAF
  • DECIMAL ID1870511
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01