#1BC1FE Color

#1BC1FE is rgb(27, 193, 254) in RGB, hsl(196, 99%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(89%, 24%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Sky Blue (#00BFFF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1BC1FE

HEX#1BC1FE

RGBrgb(27, 193, 254)

HSLhsl(196, 99%, 55%)

HSVhsv(196, 89%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(89%, 24%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(76.1% 0.149 230.9)

LABlab(72.55% -24.35 -41.90)

LCHlch(72.55% 48.46 239.84)

What #1BC1FE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #1BC1FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Deep Sky Blue#00BFFFΔE 1.83 Vivid Sky Blue#00CCFFΔE 7.71 Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 8.81 Vivid Cerulean#00AAEEΔE 9.81 Twitter Blue#26A7DEΔE 10.38 Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 12.44

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#1BC1FE Channel Values

How #1BC1FE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 27 · G 193 · B 254	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 196° · S 99% · L 55%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 196° · S 89% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 89% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.08:1 vs white · 10.11:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1BC1FE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text10.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #1BC1FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1BC1FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #1BC1FE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #1BC1FE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#1BC1FE

Protanopia#B2B2FE

Protanomaly#8EB8FE

Deuteranopia#A2A2FF

Deuteranomaly#81AFFF

Tritanopia#00CACA

Tritanomaly#00C7E1

Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

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Using #1BC1FE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-1bc1fe: #1BC1FE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1BC1FE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1bc1fe': '#1BC1FE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.106, green: 0.757, blue: 0.996)

Android XML<color name="color_1bc1fe">#1BC1FE</color>

SVG fillfill="#1BC1FE"

More Teal Colors

#1BC1FE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#1BC1FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1BC1FE?

#1BC1FE is a mid-tone teal — rgb(27, 193, 254) in RGB and hsl(196, 99%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00BFFF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.83.

What is the RGB value of #1BC1FE?

#1BC1FE is rgb(27, 193, 254) — red 27, green 193, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1BC1FE?

#1BC1FE converts to approximately cmyk(89%, 24%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1BC1FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #1BC1FE scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1BC1FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1BC1FE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is deepskyblue (#00BFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 1.83, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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