Palettes / Colors / #1ABAEF

#1ABAEF — Vivid Blue

#1ABAEF is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DeepSkyBlue (#00BFFF). It belongs to the blue family.

#1ABAEF is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EF4F1A; it also sits naturally between #1AEFBA and #1A4FEF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 10% · Green 73% · Blue 94%

Cyan 89% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #1ABAEF

.text { color: #1ABAEF; }
.background { background-color: #1ABAEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #1ABAEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(26, 186, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(195, 87%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #1ABAEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(26, 186, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #1ABAEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(26, 186, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#1ABAEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#1ABAEF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EF4F1A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #1ABAEF: #000000.

How #1ABAEF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #1ABAEF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #1ABAEE  ·  #1ABAF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #1ABAEF?

#1ABAEF is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 26, 186, 239). Its closest standard named color is DeepSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #1ABAEF?

#1ABAEF is RGB 26, 186, 239 — HSL 195°, 87%, 52% — CMYK 89%, 22%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #1ABAEF?

Its complement is #EF4F1A; analogous partners are #1AEFBA and #1A4FEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #1ABAEF for text?

Black text on #1ABAEF has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.25:1.