Pacific Blue is a light bright shade of Cyan. It belongs to the color family Cyan, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Pacific Blue is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Pacific Blue is #009DC4.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Pacific Blue has 0%% Red, 62% Green, and 77% Blue.
Pacific Blue has 192° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 77% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Pacific Blue has 192° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 38% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Pacific Blue has 100% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow, and 23% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#009DC4 |
|
RGB |
(0, 157, 196) |
(0%, 62%, 77%) |
HSV |
(192°, 100, 77) |
(53%, 100%, 77%) |
HSL |
(192°, 100, 38) |
(53%, 100%, 38%) |
CMYK |
(100, 20, 0, 23) |
(100%, 20%, 0%, 23%) |
The natural luminance of Pacific Blue is 28%, which is low.
Pacific Blue has a higher contrast with black than white.
Pacific Blue and black have a 6.6:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Pacific Blue and white have a 3.2:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
28% |
AA (6.6) |
insufficient (3.2) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Pacific Blue paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 26% Blue, 51% Cyan, 23% Black, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
26%
Cyan
51%
Magenta
0%
Black
23%
White
0%
To mix Pacific Blue paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 64% Cyan, 13% Magenta, 23% Black, as shown below.
Cyan
64%
Magenta
13%
Yellow
0%
Black
23%
White
0%
Colors similar to Pacific Blue are: Bondi Blue, Cerulean, Blue Green, Rich Electric Blue, and Water Blue. Bondi Blue is darker than Pacific Blue. Cerulean is lighter than Pacific Blue. Blue Green is paler and darker than Pacific Blue. Rich Electric Blue is more blue and paler and darker than Pacific Blue. Water Blue is more blue and paler and darker than Pacific Blue.