Bright Cerulean (#1DACD6)

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: 2.65:1 — vs black: 7.92:1

Color values

  • HEX #1DACD6
  • RGB rgb(29, 172, 214)
  • HSL hsl(193, 86%, 83%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 86.45, 19.63, 0, 16.08 )
  • Websafe #3399CC

Tags

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #1DACD6 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Bright Cerulean
#1DACD6 Base
#D6471D
Analogous

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

Bright Cerulean
#1DACD6 Base
#1DD6A4
#1D50D6
Triadic

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

Bright Cerulean
#1DACD6 Base
#D61DAC
#ACD61D
Split-Complementary

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

Bright Cerulean
#1DACD6 Base
#D61D50
#D6A41D
Tetradic (Square)

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

Bright Cerulean
#1DACD6 Base
#A41DD6
#D6471D
#50D61D
Monochromatic

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

Bright Cerulean
#1DACD6 Base
#0B404F
#147693
#188FB2
#38BDE4
#57C7E8
#9BDEF1
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#031216
#08313D
#0D5063
#136E89
#188DB0
Bright Cerulean #1DACD6 Base
#3EBFE5
#69CDEB
#93DBF0
#BEE9F6
#E9F8FC
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #1DACD6. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #1DACD6;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #1DACD6;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #1DACD6;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #1DACD6,
        #F9C3B3
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #1DACD6,
        #F9C3B3
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$bright-cerulean: #1DACD6;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$bright-cerulean-r: 29;
$bright-cerulean-g: 172;
$bright-cerulean-b: 214;

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

How Bright Cerulean appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #1DACD6 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #9494D7 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 #A4A4D6 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #00B2B2 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #9F9F9F 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 Bright Cerulean ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Bright Cerulean #1DACD6 Base
Ball Blue #21ABCD ΔE 2.40
Pacific Blue #1CA9C9 ΔE 3.20
Cyan (process) #00B7EB ΔE 3.79
Picton Blue #45B1E8 ΔE 5.36

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.