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Pacific Blue Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Pacific Blue (#1CA9C9), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#1CA9C9
#CE1D51
#CC8F15
#1B6F81
#E94B7E

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Pacific Blue#1CA9C928, 169, 201191°, 76%, 45%86, 16, 0, 21
Love Surge#CE1D51206, 29, 81342°, 75%, 46%0, 86, 61, 19
End of Summer#CC8F15204, 143, 2140°, 81%, 44%0, 30, 90, 20
Billabong#1B6F8127, 111, 129191°, 65%, 31%79, 14, 0, 49
Kacey’s Pink#E94B7E233, 75, 126341°, 78%, 60%0, 68, 46, 9

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #1CA9C9 on #1B6F812.08:1—
Aa #CC8F15 on #1B6F812.06:1—
Aa #1CA9C9 on #CE1D511.93:1—
Aa #CE1D51 on #CC8F151.92:1—
Aa #1B6F81 on #E94B7E1.59:1—
Aa #CE1D51 on #E94B7E1.47:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #1ca9c9; /* Pacific Blue */
  --color-2: #ce1d51; /* Love Surge */
  --color-3: #cc8f15; /* End of Summer */
  --color-4: #1b6f81; /* Billabong */
  --color-5: #e94b7e; /* Kacey’s Pink */
}

Other schemes from Pacific Blue

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Questions

What colors go with Pacific Blue?

In a split-complementary scheme: Love Surge (#CE1D51), End of Summer (#CC8F15), Billabong (#1B6F81), Kacey’s Pink (#E94B7E).

What is the hex code of Pacific Blue?

#1CA9C9.