BLUE

Pacific Blue

#1CA9C9

Conversions

HEX#1CA9C9

RGBrgb(28, 169, 201)

HSLhsl(191, 76%, 45%)

HSVhsv(191, 86%, 79%)

CMYKcmyk(86%, 16%, 0%, 21%)

Copy CSS

color: #1ca9c9;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(28, 169, 201);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(191, 76%, 45%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 2.77 : 1

On ink blackPass · 6.90 : 1

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About Pacific Blue

Pacific Blue is the hex color #1CA9C9, which translates to rgb(28, 169, 201) in RGB and hsl(191, 76%, 45%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 191 degrees, with a saturation of 76 percent and a lightness of 45 percent. That combination gives Pacific Blue a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Pacific Blue compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is skyblue (#87CEEB), a CIE76 distance of 18.3 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is cyan-500 (#00B8DB), at a distance of 6.1. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Blue Munsell at 6.6. Sorted by lightness, Pacific Blue is number 11 of the 30 blue colors here.

Text on Pacific Blue

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Pacific Blue, led by Ink black at 6.90:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Pacific Blue already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Pacific Blue. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	6.90:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	3.71:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Pacific Blue

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Pacific Blue for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Pacific Blue

Format	Value
HEX	#1CA9C9
RGB	rgb(28, 169, 201)
HSL	hsl(191, 76%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(191, 86%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(86%, 16%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCH	oklch(68.03% 0.1178 218.59)
CIELAB	lab(64.03 -23.72 -26.22)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.