Pacific Blue (#1CA9C9)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.77:1 — vs black: 7.57:1

Color values

  • HEX #1CA9C9
  • RGB rgb(28, 169, 201)
  • HSL hsl(191, 86%, 78%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 86.07, 15.92, 0, 21.18 )
  • Websafe #3399CC

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #1CA9C9 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Pacific Blue
#1CA9C9 Base
#C93C1C
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Pacific Blue
#1CA9C9 Base
#1CC993
#1C52C9
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Pacific Blue
#1CA9C9 Base
#C91CA9
#A9C91C
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Pacific Blue
#1CA9C9 Base
#C91C52
#C9931C
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Pacific Blue
#1CA9C9 Base
#931CC9
#C93C1C
#52C91C
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Pacific Blue
#1CA9C9 Base
#093843
#137186
#178BA5
#2CC0E2
#4CC9E6
#8FDDEF
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Pacific Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#031316
#08313A
#0D4F5E
#126D82
#178BA5
Pacific Blue #1CA9C9 Base
#35C3E3
#62D0E9
#8FDEEF
#BCEBF6
#E9F8FC
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #1CA9C9. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #1CA9C9;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #1CA9C9;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #1CA9C9;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #1CA9C9,
        #F7AC9B
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #1CA9C9,
        #F7AC9B
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$pacific-blue: #1CA9C9;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$pacific-blue-r: 28;
$pacific-blue-g: 169;
$pacific-blue-b: 201;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $pacific-blue;
    color: rgba($pacific-blue-r, $pacific-blue-g, $pacific-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Pacific Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #1CA9C9 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #9191CA Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #A1A1C9 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #00ADAD Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #9B9B9B Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Pacific Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Pacific Blue #1CA9C9 Base
Ball Blue #21ABCD ΔE 0.93
Bright Cerulean #1DACD6 ΔE 3.20
Blue Green #0D98BA ΔE 5.37
Bondi Blue #0095B6 ΔE 6.33

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.